A Fraudster posing as ‘Dr Manish’ from Sir JJ Hospital pulled off a classic three-party middleman scam, cheating a Dadar-based mobile shop owner of Rs 95,000.

Discount trap

The accused first contacted an OLX seller, Siddharth, who had listed an iPhone 17 Pro for sale. Almost simultaneously, he called the shop owner and offered to sell the iPhone for Rs 95,000 — well below its market price of around Rs 1.3 lakh — promising to later purchase a Samsung Fold 7 from the shop. Tempted by the offer and future business promise, the shop owner agreed.