Mysore/Mysuru: The spate of cyber crime has continued, with a woman techie losing Rs. 24.71 lakh to cyber crime in yet another such instance reported from the city.

The techie, a resident of Lingadevarakoppal on Hunsur Road in city outskirts contacted a mobile number through WhatsApp, after noticing the number mentioned in an advertisement of Motilal Oswal Group posted in Instagram. Subsequently, two persons, who identified themselves as Ananya Mehta and Rajat, called the techie and informed that they would give tips on Share Market investment and Trading of stocks. Believing the duo, the techie, opened a Trading account, by investing Rs. 5,000 in the Share Market, following which she received Rs. 15,000, thus earning a profit of Rs. 10,000.

Later, the duo linked the techie to another group. The techie continued her contact with this new WhatsApp group too and invested Rs. 17.36 lakh. Thereafter, the techie went to draw the profit that she would have earned, when she received a message that she can only draw her profit amount after payment of 20 percent tax.

Believing the message, the techie remitted Rs. 7.5 lakh, when to her shock, she received another similar message asking for payment of the amount  again.

Realising that she has been cheated, the techie lodged a complaint at the city’s Cyber Crime Police Station, it is learnt.