A 36-year-old man from Yousufguda lost Rs 1.9 lakh after installing a fake BigBasket app sent by cyber fraudsters posing as customer care staff. Police said the scammers diverted his calls to intercept banking messages and steal funds

Hyderabad: A 36-year-old man from Yousufguda became the latest victim of cyber fraud while reportedly trying to buy groceries through a fake website impersonating the popular grocery platform BigBasket.

As per available information, the victim placed an order on September 30 after finding a site offering groceries at unusually low prices. On October 2, he received a call from a person posing as a BigBasket customer care executive, who asked him to clear a pending payment. The fraudster sent an APK file through WhatsApp, which the victim installed and paid

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