A senior citizen in Thane city lost Rs 6.25 lakh to an online fraudster who asked him to recharge his mobile phone connection by transferring R11 through a link, so that his SIM card doesn’t get blocked, police said on Sunday.

The man, unable to get a recharge through the link, called up the fraudster who gave him another link, which allowed the latter to get access to the victim’s phone, using which he made an online transfer of Rs 6.25 lakh, an official said.