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Dombivli woman loses Rs 1.63 cr in cyber-fraud to 'social media friend'

A 45-year-old government servant from Thane lost a whopping Rs 1.63 crore to a fraudster who she had come in contact with on Instagram, in a con that continued for over five months.

The fraudster, who befriended the victim, had told her that he had been caught at the international airport in Delhi with 85,000 dollars and asked the victim to help him out.