85-year old loses Rs 9 Crore in online fraud: Is this fake news?

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An 80-year-old man from the Panchwati area of city on Monday filed a complaint with cybercrime police stating that 33 persons duped him of Rs 9 crore after luring him with a tour package worth Rs 10,000

Source: Gujarat: 85-year-old grabs tour offer, loses Rs 9 crore | Ahmedabad News - Times of India

Seems weird. For 10k, did he really spent 9 crore? What his family members were doing, when he's spending the exorbitant amount in all those transactions?

Looks like fake news to me. Nobody would spend that much before reporting fraud.

SaiyanGoku said:
Looks like fake news to me. Nobody would spend that much before reporting fraud.

Gujarat trader duped of Rs 11 crore in ‘biggest’ online fraud | Ahmedabad News - Times of India

Avtani paid them the money into 186 different accounts, between June 2016 and December 2019. He has named 96 persons as accused.

the total amount involved in the fraud makes us feel a Fake news....I still can't believe if its real or fake.

SaiyanGoku said:
Looks like fake news to me. Nobody would spend that much before reporting fraud.

Exactly...why so much of dumbness

IMO the title for this thread should be a bit more descriptive.

@Zangetsu edit the thread title to news heading or if you just want to discuss it then ask here to move this thread to chitchat section.