A cybercriminal tricked a 44-year-old homemaker from Sadashivanagar into giving him Rs 30,000 while posing as an online Bitcoin trading coach. The woman learned about his “training sessions” on Instagram and believed they were legitimate, so she deposited the money into the specified accounts.

The fraudster contacted her and instructed her to register for the online training. Following his instructions, she registered on September 9th and a person who called himself Kripal Koli asked her to pay a Rs 20,000 registration fee. Then she was asked to deposit an additional Rs 10,000 as a training fee. After she made the payment, the suspect disappeared and ceased all communication with the homemaker.