Odisha: Retired IAF Doctor duped of Rs 1.46 lakh on pretext of electricity bill payment
Bhubaneswar: A retired Indian Air Force (IAF) doctor from Bhubaneswar recently lost Rs 1.46 lakh after cyber fraudsters cheated him on the pretext of electricity bill payment.
The doctor, who is a resident of the Chandrasekharpur area in Bhubaneswar, received a message on his mobile phone which stated that his electricity bill was pending with a warning that the electrical connection would be permanently cut if the bill is not paid on time.
The doctor after reading the message called on the number which was mentioned in the message. A person impersonating an employee of the electricity department took the call, reports the Prameya News.
The person asked the doctor to make the payment online which the latter declined. However, the person then gave him discount offers and convinced the doctor to pay Re 1 through the link shared by him online. The doctor clicked on the link and submitted his details. He then shared an OTP that he had received on his phone with the person.
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