Man poses as doctor, seeking money for kidney transplant

TOI reports that Alex had sent Nadi an email with a fake letterhead and an identity card. Later the patient grew suspicious of him and approached the hospital to check if there was a doctor with the name.

When he contacted the hospital, the authorities denied of having a doctor by that name and the details of the mail was found to be a fake after which they lodged a complaint against ‘Alex’ for engaging in organ commerce using hospital’s name.

Police sources said that the IP address from which the mail has been sent would be checked in order to trace the location of the suspect.

“It could be a racket where they randomly sent emails to patients. In this case, it was good that the patient verified it with the hospital,” an investigating officer told the daily.

Nandambakkam police have sought the help of the cyber crime police to trace the man.