Karimnagar Superintendent of Police D Joel Davis said that Vodnala Sai Tej (19), a student of first year B Tech at Basanth Nagar village in Karimnagar district, was duped of Rs 15,000 by unknown fraudsters.
He was told he had won an online lottery named Chevrolet Auto mobile lottery, and needed to pay some 'processing fee' to claim the amount. After depositing the money, he realised that he had been cheated.
Police had sent out teams to Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for investigation.
Police were looking for some more persons, the DSP said.