Prayagraj: Cybercriminals have devised a variability of methods to take advantage of the trend and defraud citizens.
At a time when medical units, hospitals and doctor’s clinics were flooded with patients with those suffering from dengue and viral fever, cybercriminals have allegedly created a fake app and weA workshop on ‘Communication and Personality Development’ was organized for first year engineering students of United Group of Institutions (UGI) at United Auditorium. The workshop was organized as part of the ongoing Students Induction Program (SIP). Soft skill trainer and director of Trounce Education, Prayagraj Shubhra Chaturvedi delivered her lecture as the keynote speaker on the importance of enhancing communication skills and personality development.bsite for booking doctor’s appointment or attain token or hospital near you and have cheated over a dozen victims on the pretext of doctor’s appointment number and bed in hospitals.
Sleuths posted at Cyber Crime Thana at IG range office admitted that they have received many complaints and subsequent FIRs have been lodged where cheaters had managed to dupe money from victims’ account on the name of doctors’ appointment or token facility or admission in hospital.
Inspector (Cyber Crime Thana) Rajiv Tiwari told the media agency, “Patients or their attendants were being cheated by cyber criminals by creating fake app and website on the pretext of consulting of doctors or hospitals near you.”
Through these dubious websites, they have managed to dupe victim’s money and personal information.
He, however, said cybercriminals are expert in imitating the design of medical facility providers . Moreover, they were also a step ahead to offer app or online call or phone call facility to dodge victims.
The fake websites/ app were full of fake names of doctors, address and hospitals details.
Cops, however, have alerted citizens never to trust unknown website, apps calls and messages and not to share OTPs.
People are being advised to use authorised websites/ app and register their complains on 1930 if they are cheated.
