Vellore doctor loses Rs 2.23 crore in part-time job scam, 8 arrested
In a shocking case of cyber fraud reported in the city, a 42-year-old doctor from Tamil Nadu's Vellore allegedly lost an astonishing Rs 2.23 crore and 95 thousand in just 19 days to a gang of cyber fraudsters in a part-time job fraud. Altogether eight accused have been arrested from the gang so far, involving an alleged serial cybercriminal from Payyannur.
Over 19 days, from May 17 to June 4, the doctor transferred Rs 2,23,94,993 to 18 different accounts spread across Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, Bihar, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Delhi.
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