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Mumbai: Man posing as police inspector dupes college professor of Rs 1 lakh
Updated On: 05 April, 2024 10:20 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The incident took place on Tuesday, when the professor was in college in Juhu
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A 58-year-old college professor was duped of Rs 1 lakh by a man posing as a police inspector who claimed her son had been detained in a case. The incident took place on Tuesday, when the professor was in college in Juhu, the official said, reported news wire PTI.
"During lunch break, she received a call from an unidentified number. The caller identified himself as police inspector Vijay Kumar and said her son was detained in a case. The woman tried reaching her son on his phone but could not. To bail out her son, she transferred Rs 1 lakh into the accounts provided by the fraudsters," PTI reported quoting an official.
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