Mysuru: Online fraudsters, who had created a fake trading company in the name of a reputed Bank, have cheated a city resident of Rs. 26 lakh.
The victim, a 42-year-old resident of Vishweshwaranagar while browsing through his Instagram account, came across an advertisement related to online trading and clicked on the website link provided in the advertisement, following which his mobile phone number was added to a WhatsApp group immediately. He was then provided information about Block Investment IPO and was asked to create an account.
