Unsuspecting victims lose life savings to social media scams

May 30, 2023 12:01

"In the next 24 hours, she sent in 90,000 rupees, until she had nothing left in her account. But her manager continued asking for more money if she wanted to get her cash back.

That was when she realised that she had been conned of all her savings.

She isn't alone."

Scammers are also using social media platforms to convince victims of their legitimacy and such crimes are often difficult to detect, say experts.

Read the report here.

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