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Mumbai prof duped of Rs 1 lakh by fake cop with claim of her son's detention
Updated On: 06 April, 2024 11:51 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
A professor in Mumbai received a call during her lunch break from someone pretending to be a police inspector who later defrauded her of Rs 80 lakhs.
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A 58-year-old college professor from Mumbai was duped into paying Rs 1 lakh by a man posing as a police official. The scammer falsely claimed that her son had been detained in a case, prompting the professor to pay the funds to supposedly ensure her son`s release.
The incident happened on Tuesday, while the professor was at her institution in Juhu, Mumbai. According to one official, she received a call during her lunch break from someone purporting to be police inspector Vijay Kumar. The caller informed her about her son`s alleged detention, causing her to seek to reach him, albeit unsuccessfully, reported PTI.
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