Bengaluru man loses ₹59 lakh in elaborate fake online courtroom scam

In a shocking case of cyber fraud, a 59-year-old Bengaluru man, K J Rao, was scammed out of as much as ₹59 lakh by criminals who staged an elaborate fake online courtroom trial. Rao, who works as the head of litigation at a multinational company, became a victim of the fraud between September 12 and



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The ordeal began when Rao received an automated call while at work, warning him that his phone numbers would be blocked. The call was then transferred to someone claiming to be from the Mumbai crime branch, accusing him of being involved in money laundering, the report noted