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Mumbai: 22-year-old Borivli student loses Rs 96,000 to electricity bill fraud
Updated On: 13 September, 2022 07:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
He had got a text message on his phone saying power supply would be disconnected if the bill was not paid; the money was meant for the cancer treatment of his aunt
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The complainant called the number given in the message and said he had paid the bill but the person on the call claimed there was no record of it and he should pay it. Representation pic
A 22-year-old Borivli student is the latest victim of electricity bill fraud, losing Rs 96,000 from his joint bank account with his mother, an amount meant for the cancer treatment of his aunt.
According to the complaint given to the police, he got a text message on his mobile phone on September 10 saying his electricity bill payment date for August had expired, and if he didn’t pay the bill that day, power supply would be disconnected.
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