Cyber fraudster dupes RDO of Rs 50,000 in Anakapalli

VISAKHAPATNAM: A cybercrook duped the revenue divisional officer of Anakapalli district to the tune of Rs 50,000.

Police said RDO Chinni Krishnudu received a gift coupon on WhatsApp from an account with the display picture of district collector.

The sender also sent a message in the name of collector asking for money as he fell short of funds for purchase of a gift coupon from Amazon. He sent five links each for ₹10,000. Later, the RDO realised that he was cheated. He approached the police. Based on the complaint, police registered a case and nabbed the accused Nikhil Goyal.