Sr citizen duped of Rs 3L through fake WhatsApp call

Nagpur: Unidentified scamster duped a 65-year-old man of Rs 3 lakh by making a WhatsApp call using picture of victim’s friend as that of caller. Shrikrishna Murti Sadashivam, 65, a resident of 201, Ambedkar Sankul, Madhav Nagar, lodged a complaint on Tuesday about the fraud with Bajaj Nagar police station. Sadashivam stated he transferred the amount to the unidentified caller’s account between 11am of May 24 and 9.02am on May 25. The complainant received a WhatsApp call having display picture of his friend Shridhar Ayyar, who resides in the US, and thinking that it was him, he picked up the call. The call was disconnected and then Sadashivam received a WhatsApp message from the same number claiming to be his friend. It siad he had some urgent work in India and needed his help. The trickster shared different account numbers with the complainant in which latter deposited Rs 3 lakh some time later. Sadashivam then called up his friend in the US to confirm if latter had received only to be told that no call was made and no help was sought. “The complainant then realized he had been duped,” said a police official from Bajaj Nagar police station. The…
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