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Mumbai: Octogenarian cheated of Rs 3 lakh by person posing as US-based kin
Updated On: 24 April, 2025 08:43 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The incident took place on April 4, a family member got a message from a "US based relative" from a number, which she saved believing it was the latter's new number, the official said
The victim reached out to the Chunabhatti Police Station in the eastern suburbs of the city and filed a case in the matter. Representational Pic/File
An 81-year-old woman was cheated of Rs 3 lakh by a person posing as her US-based relative, a Mumbai Police official said on Thursday, reported the PTI.
The woman stays with her 60-year-old daughter-in-law, who is the complainant in the case, and her 39-year-old granddaughter, the police official said.
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