Kanpur: A female cyber fraudster deceived a retired bank employee by transferring Rs 2.52 crore over 35 days by promising high profits from cryptocurrency investments. The bank employee even borrowed several lakhs from his relatives. When the woman requested additional funds and failed to deliver profits, he realised he was scammed and filed a complaint with the cybercrime police station.According to Anil Singh Chauhan, a retired bank employee residing in Signature Green KDA H Block, Azad Nagar, he received a message on his mobile phone on July 15 from a woman. When Anil called the number, a woman named Ira Reddy answered claiming that the message was sent by mistake. Later, the woman started communicating with him on social media platforms. She also made a video call and introduced a man as her brother. Both enticed him with promises of profits from cryptocurrency investments.On July 26, they asked him to install an app and invest Rs 500,000. A few days later, he received Rs 10,000 as a dividend. Later he was asked to invest another Rs 1 crore, he deposited Rs 500,000. The woman continued to have him invest money. The man deposited Rs 2.52 crore by Aug 29. A few days later, when his bank account showed a large profit, he attempted to withdraw it, but the woman demanded more money for the withdrawal. He then realised it was a scam. The woman’s phone was switched off. He then filed a complaint with the cybercrime police station. Station in-charge Durgesh Mishra said that investigation is ongoing, and emails have been sent to the banks where the money had been transferred. tnn