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Pune Citizens Beware: Female Doctor Scammed Over Fake Parcel Delivery Call
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News18•13-10-2026, 11:21
Pune Citizens Beware: Female Doctor Scammed Over Fake Parcel Delivery Call
- •A 62-year-old female doctor living in the Bibwewadi area received a suspicious phone call regarding a parcel.
- •The fraudster posed as an online delivery company representative and made the doctor download an APK file.
- •After entering bank account details into the downloaded app, cybercriminals withdrew 74000 rupees from her account.
- •Shocked by the unauthorized transaction, the female doctor immediately rushed to the police station to file a complaint.
- •Authorities advise citizens not to click on unknown links or download APK files from strangers to avoid cyber fraud.
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A 62-year-old female doctor in Bibwewadi received a call from someone posing as a delivery company representative. The caller sent an APK file to her and her husband's phones, and after she downloaded the app and entered her bank details, fraudsters withdrew 74,000 rupees from her account.
Authorities advise citizens to verify any parcel delivery calls before taking action and to strictly avoid downloading APK files sent from unknown mobile numbers.
Crime Branch Inspector Suraj Bendre is leading the ongoing investigation into the parcel delivery scam targeting the doctor.
