Doctor loses Rs 2 crore to drug parcel scam

Hyderabad: In a cyber fraud case, a doctor at Ameen Hospital in Rayachoti allegedly fell victim to a drug parcel scam, losing a staggering Rs 2 crore to scammers posing as police officers.  

The scam began five months ago when the doctor received a phone call from a number showing the photo of a police officer. The caller claimed that a drug package had been sent in his name from London and that a case had been filed against him.  

Further, the fraudsters threatened him with arrest and claimed that a drug mafia had planned to kill him which frightened the doctor.  

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To enhance the credibility of their scam, the criminals conducted regular video calls with the doctor, showing him a fake police station. After believing the fraudsters, the doctor transferred ₹2 crores to the scammers over 25 transactions. 

As per a Newstap report, the fraud was uncovered when Assam police arrested one of the cyber criminals. They contacted the doctor, informing him of the scam and advising him to file a complaint with the local police. The case is currently under investigation.

Medical Dialogues team had reported several cybercrime incidents. However, in a similar incident that occurred in Hyderabad, two persons were arrested by the cyber crime police for allegedly cheating a 74-year-old doctor of Rs 1.6 crore in a fake money laundering case.

The fraudsters, both natives of Gujarat impersonated Mumbai police officers and conned the doctor. They manipulated her into believing that she was implicated in a money laundering investigation and threatened her with criminal action. 

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