zen Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 (edited) http://m.timesofindia.com/city/bengaluru/bengaluru-couple-loses-rs-1-3-crore-to-nigerian-lottery/articleshow/59708469.cms BENGALURU: A couple lost Rs 1.3 crore to the notorious Nigerian online lottery scam after the man -a retired agriculture scientist with GKVK, University of Agricultural Sciences here -fell prey to an online quiz in 2014. He sent large sums of money to claim the alleged Rs 5-crore prize till his demise in December 2014, and his wife continued to do so till mid-2017. According to police sources, he transferred large sums of money to various bank accounts through online transactions as advised by scamsters on numerous occasions till his demise in December 2014.It is believed he drew from his savings, apart from taking loans on his LIC policies and pledging property to claim the lottery money . Edited July 22, 2017 by zen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asterix Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 And he was a Scientist... :headshake: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 And the debt he took on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singh bling Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Looks like either they were fools or she is just inflating figures.How could one spend 1.3crore to get 5 crore? Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trichromatic Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Hard to believe it's true. A person can be fooled once. No one would do it for so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankit_sharma03 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 When ever their is nigeria involved dnt believe it Recently i was selling my camera on OLX, and immediately it attracted many nigerian buyers but people around me made me aware about the growing numbers of scam relating to nigerian people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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