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Mumbai: Woman booking hospital appointment online loses Rs 18 lakh

She had called on a mobile number for it that her sister-in-law found on a search engine

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The page with the hospital’s phone numbers, address and other details that she found online

The page with the hospital’s phone numbers, address and other details that she found online

A 57-year-old woman from Mazgaon lost her life’s savings of Rs 18 lakh, after a relative googled a number for a super specialty hospital, and she was conned by the person who received her call. The Worli Cyber police are tracing the scamsters.

A bad idea

Nafiza Hararwala, the victim, an artist, has accused the bank of not alerting her after 49 transactions were made from her account. Hararwala said, “I am a patient of high blood pressure and wanted to book an appointment for the same at the hospital at Agripada. My sister-in-law searched for the number of the hospital on Google and called on the number she found - 08291101001. The caller told her that they could book an online appointment and I would have to pay Rs 10 for the same. The caller sent a link for the same on my Whatsapp.”

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