Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Three Indore Residents Lose ₹3.91 Lakh in Cyber Frauds
Three people were allegedly tricked in separate online scams.
One woman searched online for Amazon’s customer-care number after her orders were cancelled.
She called a fake number and shared her credit-card details with someone pretending to be a customer-service worker.
Four unauthorized transactions then took ₹2,96,239 from her credit card.
A man was promised money for completing simple tasks on Telegram.
He paid ₹27,000 but never received the promised earnings.
Another woman received a late-night phone call and allegedly lost ₹68,000 from her bank account.
All three reported the incidents to the police or cybercrime authorities.
A 70-year-old woman lost ₹2,96,239 after calling a fake Amazon customer-care number found through Google.
The caller, identifying himself as Abhinav Pandey, allegedly obtained her credit-card details during a WhatsApp video call.
Athar Hussain lost ₹27,000 in a Telegram scheme that promised profits for completing online tasks.
Manju Chauhan allegedly lost ₹68,000 after an unknown caller gained her trust and made an unauthorized bank transfer.
The three victims filed police or online cybercrime complaints regarding the separate incidents.
- Who
- Rani Singh, Athar Hussain and Manju Chauhan were identified as victims in three separate cases.
- What
- They allegedly lost a combined ₹3,91,239 through fake customer-care assistance, a Telegram task scheme and phone impersonation.
- When
- The reported incidents occurred on June 25, August 20, 2026, and August 31; the article does not specify the year for June 25 or August 31.
- Where
- The cases were reported in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, including one involving a woman from Sirpur.
- Why
- The alleged fraudsters used fake customer-service identities, promises of task-based profits and phone-based deception to obtain money or financial details.
- Combined reported loss
- ₹3,91,239, described in the report as more than ₹3.9 lakh
- Largest loss
- ₹2,96,239 through four unauthorized credit-card transactions
- Fake customer-care victim
- Rani Singh, aged 70
- Task-based fraud loss
- Athar Hussain lost ₹27,000 after making several Telegram payments
- Phone-call fraud loss
- Manju Chauhan allegedly lost ₹68,000 through an unauthorized bank transfer
- Reported platforms
- Google, Amazon, WhatsApp and Telegram were mentioned in the cases
- Complaints
- The victims filed police or online cybercrime complaints