The police have registered two cases of cyber fraud based on complaints filed by two women in the city. In the first case, a 76-year-old woman living in Oshiwara was duped of R9.48 lakh while trying to pay her electricity bill. The second case involved the 47-year old principal of a well-known college in Kandivali East, who was cheated of R98,000 while trying to book a doctor’s appointment at a hospital in Mira Road.

According to the police, the woman in Oshiwara received a text message stating that her electricity bill had not been paid and power supply to her home would be disconnected. “She is a Pune resident and was visiting her son in Oshiwara. The fraudsters asked her to install an app to pay her bill. She made an initial payment of R100, after which seven fraudulent transactions were made to siphon off money from her account,” said an officer, adding that she lost a total of R9.48 lakh within minutes.