Rajkot Doctor cheated by cyber crooks on pretext of Netflix recharge, cops recover 1.2 lakh
Rajkot: A doctor has allegedly lost Rs 1.2 lakh to cyber fraudsters on the pretext of recharging his Netflix subscription, following which the cyber officials blocked the transfer and retrieved the amount.
The Times of India reports that the doctor said that he received a link through his mail to recharge his Netflix subscription. The mail reportedly stated that the recharge was provided free of cost. He filled out the form and eventually submitted it, following which Rs 1.2 lakh got debited from his credit card within minutes.
The cyber fraudsters reportedly got the details of the doctor's credit card and hacked his card.
He subsequently filed a complaint with the police station. As per a media report in the Tezz Buzz, after filing the complaint, a team comprising PI JM Vaghela, PSI KJ Rana, and Cyber Crime Police was formed under the guidance of Police Commissioner Raju Bhargava, DCP Crime Dr Partharaj Singh Gohil, on the instructions of ACP Vishal Rabari.
The cybercrime police were reported to have successfully blocked the amount before it could be transferred through a banking channel to the cyber fraudsters, reports the TOI. The cybercrime officials made the move after the doctor reported losing Rs 1.2 lakhs. The team retrieved the amount through technical analysis.
The doctor has been identified as Dr TK Ishwar, a renowned diabetes doctor in the city. The doctor has a hospital which is located in the Manhar plot of the city and is a resident of Nirmala Road.
Further, the officials have issued special instructions to the citizens to beware of online fraudulent gangs. It stated, "We have made a special appeal to the people not to give information to any such cheater gang if any bean asks for account or credit card information as well as OTP information through essential email or message or phone call."
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