Man loses ₹87k to loan scamsters
Hindustan Times Ludhiana|December 28, 2024
An assistant postmaster, hoping to secure a ₹2 lakh loan through a mobile application, ended up losing ₹87,000 in a cyber fraud.
HT Correspondent

LUDHIANA:

The victim, Sarabjit Singh, was duped after being asked to complete a fake 'know your customer (KYC)' process, which gave the scammers access to his bank account.

Sarabjit Singh, a resident of Kailey village in the Sudhar area, works at the Halwara village post office. The Cyber Crime police station (Ludhiana Rural) has registered an FIR against unidentified fraudsters.

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