Mangaluru: Four cyber fraud cases registered as victims lose over Rs 9.4 lakh

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Sep 25, 2026: Four separate cases of online financial fraud have been registered at the CEN Crime Police Station in Mangaluru, with victims allegedly losing more than ₹9.4 lakh in total.

In the first case, a vehicle owner allegedly lost around ₹3 lakh after receiving a fake traffic violation notice on WhatsApp. According to the complaint, the victim received a message on September 20 asking him to pay a ₹1,000 fine for a traffic violation.

After clicking on a link in the message, an application named ‘mParivahan’ was downloaded onto his mobile phone. Subsequently, around ₹3 lakh was transferred in multiple transactions from his savings account to different bank accounts, police said.

In another case, a person allegedly lost ₹2.44 lakh after his debit card was compromised. The victim noticed unauthorised deductions from the account and realised he had been cheated after receiving transaction alerts on September 19, police said.

In an alleged investment scam, another person lost ₹2.03 lakh after being promised high returns. According to the complaint, a woman identifying herself as Bhoodevi contacted the victim on June 27 and persuaded him to invest through an application called Future Book Sea Technology. After downloading an app named FBT, the victim allegedly transferred ₹2.03 lakh through multiple transactions.

In the fourth case, a person allegedly lost ₹1.98 lakh through unauthorised credit card transactions. The victim received messages on September 19 from Amazon Pay Private Limited and Facebook.com ADSMA regarding transactions totalling ₹1.98 lakh. He alleged that the transactions were carried out using his credit card, police said.

Police have registered cases in all four incidents and are investigating the alleged cyber frauds.