Thane doctor loses more than Rs 1.9 lakh to cyber fraudsters after buying cosmetics online

Published On 2023-07-25 07:45 GMT   |   Update On 2023-07-25 07:45 GMT
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Thane: A 28-year-old doctor from Maharashtra's Thane city allegedly lost more than Rs 1.9 lakh to cyber fraudsters while buying cosmetics on an online application, police said on Monday.

Based on a complaint, the Naupada police on Sunday registered a case under section 420 of the Indian Penal Code and relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act, an official said. The complainant placed an order for cosmetics on an application on July 22 and received a call and message about an offer, he said.

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The caller informed the complainant that she was eligible to receive a gift on her purchase if she carried out a transaction online, he said. The woman allegedly lost Rs 1.92 lakh in six transactions through various e-wallets, the official said, adding that further probe is underway.  
Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that a
 man was duped to the tune of Rs 99,999 in an online fraud. A 30-year-old fraudster was arrested for allegedly defrauding a person by sending a link to his mobile number requesting registration fee payment for a hospital appointment. 
The accused has been identified as Raj Gupta, a resident of Loni in Ghaziabad, UP, Police said. He alleged that in order to get an appointment in a hospital, he found a number on the Internet. When he contacted that number, the person at the other end asked him to pay Rs 10 as a registration fee. The complainant paid the amount, a senior police officer said.  
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