Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru/Udupi

Mangaluru/Udupi, Nov 2: A surge of cyber frauds has rocked coastal Karnataka, with victims in Mangaluru and Udupi districts losing over Rs 1 crore in separate online scams involving fake investment videos, malicious app links, and fraudulent job visa promises.

Police have launched investigations in all three cases amid growing concern over the rising sophistication of cybercrime networks targeting unsuspecting citizens.

In the first case, a 63-year-old man from Mangaluru lost Rs 13.91 lac after being deceived by a fake promotional video featuring union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and author-philanthropist Sudha Murty.

According to a complaint filed at Barke police station, the incident occurred on August 28 when the complainant came

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