Bengaluru: Businesswoman from Vyalikaval tries to sell kidney for Rs 1 crore, loses Rs 8 lakh

BENGALURU: A 36-year-old woman from Vyalikaval recently lost Rs 8 lakh to cybercrooks after she responded to an online advertisement seeking kidney donors.
Apparel businesswoman Sudha (name changed) told police she came across the advertisement in April. She called the number and the person who received the call introduced herself as Dr Seema Rai.
“Rai told me they would pay me Rs 1 crore if my kidney was accepted. Later, she asked me to register my name as a donor and pay Rs 6,999 as fee. She then demanded I transfer the money in the name of various fees, including RBI guidelines fee. I paid around Rs 8 lakh to them from April to August in multiple transactions,” Sudha said.
Police said Sudha was in need of money to develop her business. Central CEN Crime police have taken up a case of cheating and cybercrime.