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Youth duped of Rs 2 crore in Lucknow through online gaming scam

Lucknow, Nov 4 (UNI) In a shocking case of cyber fraud, a youth from Lucknow was allegedly duped of over Rs 2 crore by online scammers operating under the guise of a gaming app, police confirmed on Tuesday.
The victim claims that the fraudsters manipulated, blackmailed, and even hypnotised him over a span of three years to extort the money.
The victim, Bhuri Singh, originally from Runakta in Agra, currently resides in Indira Nagar, Lucknow, where he runs a leather business. According to Singh, the ordeal began in 2022 when he started receiving WhatsApp calls and messages from unknown numbers.
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