THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A woman here lost Rs 9.5 lakh through cyber fraud. The said 29-year-old native of Pongummood lost money in an advertisement on Facebook.

The young woman said that she was interested in online jobs after she was promised of making lakhs from home. Soon they started receiving messages through the messenger app. After that, over the phone, they were asked to like some YouTube video links. Once the link was opened, it was shown that she is receiving the money on virtual account. They urged her to invest money in Bitcoin if she wants to earn more money. She deposited, and the money in the virtual account saw an increase. This encouraged her to deposit even more.

However, she wasn't able to withdraw the money and realized it was a fraud. Based on the complaint filed by the woman, the Pattom Cyber Crime Police has launched an investigation.