BRS MLA Reddy falls victim to cyber fraud over PM scheme claims
BRS MLA Palla Rajeshwar Reddy said on Thursday that he was cheated by cyber criminals who posed as officials offering financial assistance for unemployed youth under a central government scheme in his constituency.
Hyderabad: BRS MLA Palla Rajeshwar Reddy said on Thursday that he was cheated by cyber criminals who posed as officials offering financial assistance for unemployed youth under a central government scheme in his constituency.
Reddy, who represents Jangaon in the legislative assembly, said the scammers contacted him on April 5 and claimed that 40 young men and women in the constituency would receive Rs 10 lakh in aid, including a grant of Rs 5 lakh, under the ‘Prime Minister Viksit Bharat’ scheme.
He was instructed to pay Rs 2,500 per application, with April 5 as the deadline.
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“I thought our youth should benefit from the scheme, so I decided to pay the money myself as that day was the last date to apply. I transferred Rs 1 lakh through a digital payments app for 40 people from my wife’s phone. Later, I realised it was a fraud and lodged a complaint with Jubilee Hills police station,” Reddy told reporters.
