Mumbai: A 30-year-old labourer from Santacruz (East) was allegedly cheated of ₹4.59 lakh by cyber fraudsters who impersonated his friend on Facebook. The victim, identified as Ramlakhan Ramsinghasan Nishad, has lodged a complaint with the Santacruz Police.

Victim Believed He Was Helping His Friend in Trouble

According to the complaint, Nishad, originally from Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh, currently resides in the Hanuman Tekdi area of Santacruz (East) and earns his living as a painter. His friend, Manish Nishad, has been working in Dubai for the past eight years.

Fraudsters Impersonate Friend via Facebook Message

On October 14, around 11:30 a.m., Ramlakhan received a message from a Facebook account named Manish Oki. The sender claimed to be his friend Manish and told him he was

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