![Odisha govt employee duped of 92K by cyber crooks on pretext of online AC repair service Odisha govt employee duped of 92K by cyber crooks on pretext of online AC repair service](https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_5/IMAGE_1657978209.webp)
Cyber fraudsters have duped a government employee of Rs 92,000 on the pretext of repairing an AC in the Capital city. The matter came to the fore after the victim, Prashant Mohanty, lodged a complaint in this connection with the Cyber police on Saturday.
According to sources, the cyber crooks sent a link to Mohanty and asked him to register himself in order to avail the AC repair service. No sooner, he registered himself via the link, a total amount of Rs 92000 that was in his bank account vanished automatically.
“I downloaded an app called ‘Urban Company’ from playstore and followed the procedure to register because I have seen the company’s ad on TV, Facebook and other social media platforms. However, when I tried to pay the registration fees of Rs 649, it was unsuccessful. Soon, I received a call from a person who claimed to be an employee of the company. When I followed his instructions, a total of Rs 92,000 was deducted from my bank account,” said Prashant.
Acting on a complaint, the Cyber police registered a case and launched a probe into the incident.