Dibrugarh Dentist duped of Rs 1.5 lakh by fraudster posing as army officer

Guwahati: In another case of cyber fraud, a dental surgeon was duped of Rs 1.5 lakh by a fraudster posing as an Army officer on the pretext of getting dental checkups for a batch of 35 army jawans.

The dental surgeon has been identified as Shilpika Chutia of Dibrugarh in Assam. She was allegedly deceived and lost Rs 1.5 lakh in the process.

Seeking appointments for the soldiers, an unknown man impersonating an army officer claiming to be an officer from the Mohanbari Army Camp, contacted the dentist via video call. The man was dressed as an Army officer and asked the dentist to book appointments for his 35 subordinates. He said that the subordinates would visit her clinic in Dibrugarh's Boiragimoth for medical checkups, G plus reports.

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The fraudster insisted on making advance payments, to which the dentist agreed. The dentist received a link shared by the fraudster; once she clicked on the link to initiate the advance payment transaction, money started to get debited from her account.

Around Rs 1.5 lakh was debited from her account in four installments. First Rs 50,000 and then Rs 40,000, Rs 50,000 and Rs 10,000, respectively.

Later, the matter was reported to the Dibrugarh Police on Friday, and an FIR was lodged in this regard. Police are investigating the case, and soon the accused will be nabbed.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that a man impersonating a fake Army official had duped a female doctor of Rs 2.71 lakh on the pretext of making payments for a blood test to be conducted for 25 people. According to the police, the doctor aged 48 has a healthcare centre at Oshiwara and was contacted by the fraudster posing as an army official seeking blood tests for 25 people.

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