Mysuru: Online fraudsters have cheated a city doctor of over Rs. 17 lakh and a case has been registered at city’s CEN Crime Police Station.

The doctor, a resident of T.K. Layout, while looking for information on demat and trading in Google search engine, clicked on a website link to get more information and also got his name registered. The doctor’s mobile phone number was then added to a WhatsApp group.

Later, the doctor invested Rs. 9,000, Rs. 57,000 and Rs. 1.25 lakh. The investor had also withdrawn Rs. 500 after he received a message that he had received profit for his investment. Believing it to be genuine, the doctor then invested Rs. 5.50 lakh for which he received a message that he had got profit.

When the doctor tried to withdraw the profit, he received a message that he could withdraw only after paying the commission. Believing it, the doctor transferred Rs. 10.18 lakh but still could not withdraw the profit. When the doctor questioned, the fraudsters said to pay a tax of Rs. 7.63 lakh.

Realising that he has been cheated, the doctor lodged a complaint at CEN Crime Police Station.