Hyderabad Woman Loses ₹1.8 Cr to Fake RBI Officials in Lottery Scam

• A 77-year-old Hyderabad woman was defrauded of 1.8 crore rupees over nine months by cyber fraudsters.
• Scammers posed as RBI officials and a 'big businessman,' luring her with a fake 2 crore rupee lottery win.
• They used fake documents, remote access to her phone, and convinced her to activate net banking across four banks.
• Fraudsters siphoned money from Indian Overseas Bank, SBI, ICICI Bank, and HDFC Bank through 123 small transactions.
• The victim was also persuaded to prematurely close her Fixed Deposit accounts before the fraud was discovered.

Why It Matters: Be wary of unsolicited calls promising lottery wins; verify identities before sharing bank details.