Tricksters using social media to lure citizens

Nagpur: Tricksters are coming up with new tactics to dupe citizens. Sources said tricksters have become active on social media during lockdown.
In the latest trend, tricksters made a fake Facebook page of an eatery and offered two free thalis on purchasing one.
According to a press note issued by city cyber cell, the tricksters also gave a mobile number. When any citizen contacted on the number, the accused collected information about the caller and also asked them to share OTP.
Two such cases have been reported in the city. In the first case, a citizen was duped of Rs12,000 while in another case cyber cell sleuths managed to return money to the complaint.
Cyber cell of city police have urged citizens not to share any personal or bank details with anyone.