{
  "id": 14956900,
  "title": "Jabalpur Online Scam: Elderly Woman Loses ₹7.5 Lakh In Tamil Nadu CM Financial Assistance Scam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/jabalpur-online-scam-elderly-woman-loses-7-5-lakh-in-tamil-nadu-cm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T12:36:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/jabalpur-online-scam-elderly-woman-loses-75-lakh-in-tamil-nadu-cm-financial-assistance-scam"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Jabalpur, a 69-year-old woman named Pravesh Dheer from Gupteshwar has fallen victim to a social media scam, allegedly losing ₹7.5 lakh. The fraudsters claimed to represent Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay Thalapathy and offered her financial assistance of ₹1 crore. They purportedly introduced themselves as representatives of the Tamil Nadu CM's team and promised to arrange the promised amount. The woman, believing their claims, made multiple transfers to the bank account provided by the fraudsters, totaling ₹7.5 lakh. However, when they demanded more money, she became suspicious and realized she had been cheated. The incident has led to the registration of a case by the Gorakhpur police, who are now investigating the matter.",
  "summary": "Gorakhpur police cyber fraud case Jabalpur: Another case of cyber fraud has come to light in Jabalpur, where a 69-year-old woman was allegedly cheated of ₹7.5 lakh through a social media scam. The fraudsters reportedly promised her ₹1 crore in financial assistance in the name of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay Thalapathy. The victim, Pravesh Dheer, a resident of Gupteshwar in Jabalpur, came…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}