“Scam Alert: Pune Businessman Swindled of Rs 26.5 Lakhs by Cyber Fraudsters Peddling Fake Saudi Arabian Tender”
According to the FIR, the online scammers reached out to the complainant through WhatsApp and email in August 2023. A businessman from Pune was tricked out of approximately Rs 26.5 lakhs by online scammers who offered him a fake contract for solar panels from the Saudi Arabian government. The victim, a 54-year-old residing on Sinhagad Road, lodged a complaint at the Sinhagad Road police station last Saturday. According to the FIR, the fraudsters reached out to the complainant via WhatsApp and email around August of the previous year. The police mentioned that the complainant received a deceptive email from a …