Woman loses Rs 86k trying to purchase IPL tickets online

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A 43-year-old woman from Bengaluru fell victim to a scam, losing over Rs 86,000 while attempting to purchase tickets for an Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

The incident occurred recently when the woman sought to purchase approximately 20 tickets for the match.

As per the police, the woman had opted to book tickets from a Facebook page named "IPL Cricket Ticket," the woman initiated contact with a scammer who claimed to sell IPL tickets.

Over a series of transactions, she transferred thousands of rupees to the scammer’s account for different reasons, only to realize later that she would not receive the tickets.