MBBS Medico swindled out of Rs 6 lakh by cyber fraudsters
Odisha- In a recent case of cybercrime, a 22-year-old young MBBS medico from Rourkela, Odisha was allegedly defrauded of Rs 6 lakh by cyber criminals luring her with huge profits on her investments.
According to the TOI media news report, the girl received a message on WhatsApp asking her to join a group on the messaging app while she was at her home in Rourkela. The medico joined the group and after joining she found that 4,000 people were already present in the group.
Then, she was forwarded to another small WhatsApp group where a person asked her to join a social media site. After joining, the student was asked to make a small investment and in return, she was promised a good profit. Believing them, she deposited Rs 1,000 and in return, she received a profit of Rs 300 after which a total of Rs 1,300 was credited to her account as promised, reports TOI.
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