AIIMS Jodhpur doctor duped of Rs 18 lakh by fake cardiologist on dating app

Jodhpur: In a recent case of cyber fraud, a female doctor from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Jodhpur became a target of a marriage proposal scam resulting in the loss of Rs 18 lakh after she was allegedly deceived by a man she met on a dating app, who falsely claimed to be a cardiologist from the Netherlands.

According to the complainant, the fake doctor duped her with the promise of marriage. The doctor was deceived out of her money after the accused requested money for shipping charges related to medical equipment that he bought in Istanbul and hotel bills, assuring her that he would repay her soon.

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As per an ETV Bharat news report, the incident began on October 15 after the duo met on a dating app and started having a conversation. Soon, the friendship turned serious leading to a discussion about marriage.

The elaborate scam started on October 22 when the fake doctor told her that he was in Istanbul, buying medical equipment, and needed money to cover shipping and hotel costs. He promised to repay her soon and provided two bank account details in the names of Arvind Yadav, located in Rae Bareli and Indore. Trusting his story, the doctor transferred around Rs 9 lakhs.

A few days later, on October 28, the accused claimed to have sent her 30,000 euros on her SBI bank account assuring her it would soon appear in her account. When she asked for the money she had sent, she received a call and an email purportedly from the RBI, demanding an additional 9,35,000 rupees for the process of converting the 30,000 euros into Indian currency.

With help from a colleague, she paid the amount which was transferred to accounts under the names Houliang Thang at Union Bank and Punjab & Sindh. However, even after sending the money, she did not receive the promised funds made by the accused fake doctor.

Following this, she attempted to contact the doctor but failed which made her realise that she was scammed. Afterwards, she approached the police and filed a complaint against the fraudster under relevant sections of BNS.

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