Mumbai Doctor duped of Rs 28 lakh by Fake Irish Surgeon on LinkedIn
Mumbai: In another case highlighting the escalating threat of cybercrime, a female doctor allegedly lost Rs 28 lakh after trusting a cyber fraudster who posed as an Irish oncologist-cum-plastic surgeon on LinkedIn.
The scam began in June last year when the doctor, a 57-year-old single mother was contacted on LinkedIn by an individual who introduced himself as Jose Fernandes alias Santino, a divorced oncologist-cum-plastic surgeon from Ireland.
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Over the next several months, the doctor and Fernandes communicated extensively on WhatsApp. The fraudster shared details about his life, including a story about being a single father to a seven-year-old child creating an emotional bond. According to the police, the fraudster indirectly proposed to her after gaining the trust of the doctor, TOI reports.
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