A 48-year-old Dadar woman, attempting to book a doctor’s appointment at a nearby hospital, fell prey to cyber fraudsters, losing nearly Rs 1.92 lakh. The woman had Googled the number of the hospital to get an appointment and found a contact number. The personnel on the other line, claiming to be a hospital official, then defrauded her of her money by providing her a scam link to make the payment. The Dadar police have booked unknown persons in the case.

The complainant  works in a travel company. According to her complaint, on April 4, around 10 am, she Googled the contact details of Hinduja Hospital. Unbeknownst to her, she was directed to a fake website, which listed the hospital landline as 02224451515. A man answered the call and following her enquiry for an appointment, transferred the line. Sometime later, a woman came on the call, and informed that her appointment was being processed and that she would get a call once confirmed.