Telangana: Cyber crooks cheat doctor of Rs 24 lakh
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Hyderabad: A doctor attached to a reputed private hospital fell victim to a cyber fraud and lost Rs 24 lakh in guise of receiving expensive gifts sent by a woman, whom he had befriended online.
A case has been registered with the Hyderabad Cyber Crime police against the woman, who came in contact with the doctor on Facebook and claimed to hail from Poland.
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As per a recent media report by Telangana Today, the victim has been identified as a doctor working in a reputed private hospital in Secunderabad. He developed a friendship with the accused women online. The woman claimed to be from Poland and the duo was constantly in touch with each other on Facebook. Eventually, they became good friends, exchanged phone numbers, and continued to chat on WhatsApp.
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