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Cyber Fraud: 80- year-old ex-UPPCL officer duped of Rs 47 Lakh in fake arrest scheme

Lucknow, Nov 16 (UNI) In a shocking case of cyber fraud, an 80-year-old retired Deputy General Manager of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) was defrauded of Rs 47 lakh after scammers held him under a fake “digital arrest” for two days. The fraudsters impersonated CBI officials, claiming he was involved in a money-laundering case, police said on Sunday.
The fraudsters impersonated Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials and convinced him that he was involved in a money-laundering case, police said here on Sunday.
Om Prakash Narayan Mishra, a resident of Alambagh in Lucknow, received a WhatsApp audio call from an unknown number on November 11 around noon.
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