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Elderly man loses Rs 7.7 lakh in cyber scam using fake SIR name correction link in Kerala

Elderly man loses Rs 7.7 lakh in cyber scam using fake SIR name correction link in Kerala

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A 72-year-old man in Thrippunithura, Kerala, lost Rs 7.7 lakh after cyber fraudsters duped him with a fake SIR name correction link.

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    A 72-year-old man in Thrippunithura lost Rs 7.7 lakh after cyber fraudsters allegedly duped him with a fake SIR name correction link

    — Mathrubhumi English

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    The fraud came to light later, when the depositors discovered that the documents they had received were forged and that no accounts had actually been opened in their names. Despite the losses suffered by the customers, the Department of Posts declined to return their money. The affected depositors…

    — The Times of India

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A 72-year-old man in Thrippunithura lost Rs 7.7 lakh after cyber fraudsters allegedly duped him with a fake SIR name correction link

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Elderly man loses Rs 7.7 lakh in cyber scam using fake SIR name correction link in Kerala

A 72-year-old man in Thrippunithura lost Rs 7.7 lakh after cyber fraudsters allegedly duped him with a fake SIR name correction link

The Times of India Center Bennett, Coleman & Co.

Rs 36.4 lakh fraud: Transferred Post Office staff issue fake NSCs; what Court ruled

The fraud came to light later, when the depositors discovered that the documents they had received were forged and that no accounts had actually been opened in their names. Despite the losses suffered by the customers, the Department of Posts declined to return their money. The affected depositors…

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