Chandigarh: Online Fraudster attempts Amazon gift voucher scam using profile of GMCH's Director
Chandigarh: The rising case of cybercrime took another turn when a man posing as the director-principal of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, Dr Jasbinder Kaur started seeking Amazon gift cards from hospital staff through WhatsApp.
WhatsApp being the World's most popular and used app has been subject to being used for passing many fraud information to people. The fraudster began asking for Amazon gift cards from 32 hospital staff members of the hospital.
The accused used the director's image as the profile picture to execute the crime and asked 32 hospital staff for 10 Amazon e-vouchers worth around Rs 10,000 each in a single WhatsApp text. The accused made an excuse for an emergency situation and tried to take the gift cards for the past two days but failed.
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