Mumbai: A 79-year-old retired company director and his wife, a 76-year-old former teacher, were duped of Rs 6.48 lakh by a cyber fraudster posing as an official from Election Commission of India. Bangur Nagar police have registered a case of cheating and are probing further.The Malad West resident received a WhatsApp call around 1 pm on Oct 15. The caller, who identified himself as an Election Commission of India official, claimed there was an error in his wife’s voter ID card. He said an online fee of Rs 5 would be charged for the correction.According to the FIR, the caller asked for a code linked to the complainant’s banking app. After he shared it, a sum of Rs 6.48 lakh was deducted from his bank account. The complainant realised that he had been duped and lodged a complaint on National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal. Subsequently, an FIR was registered by Bangur Nagar police.
