Man Loses Rs.7.73 Lakh in Hyderabad 'Fake Online Lottery'

A 43-year-old resident of Badangpet in Hyderabad became the victim of fake online lottery and gaming fraud and lost Rs.7.73 lakh. The victim was scrolling Facebook on his mobile phone, came across an advertisement related to online gaming, lottery and clicked on it. 

Within three minutes, he received WhatsApp messages from unknown persons and was directed to the website of Kerala Lottery, from which he downloaded a gaming application named “Mega Kerala



Lottery.”

Believing it to be genuine, he started playing the online game for the past one month to win money by purchasing online lottery tickets.

 As instructed by the accused, he transferred money to the provided accounts using Paytm, credit cards, and bank accounts of his family members and friends. 

Though some amounts were initially credited as winnings, subsequently his Bank of India account was frozen, and he realized that he was cheated and lost Rs.7.73 lakh.