Fraudsters have hacked the Facebook account of Udupi Deputy Commissioner G Jagadeesh Malalagadde.
After hacking the account, the miscreants sent messages to his friends seeking money.
The DC has already filed a complaint to the Cyber Crime, Economic Offences & Narcotics (CEN) station in Udupi and appealed to the people not to send money for the request sent in his name.
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