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Man dials 'BMC helpline' on Google to file complaint, loses Rs 25,000
Updated On: 04 December, 2019 07:10 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
Another costly example of why you should never trust phone numbers for services you get on Google search engines.

The scammer cited fake calls as reason behind registration fee
In yet another case of online fraud related to animal services listed on Google's search engine, a 26-year-old Sakinaka resident, who wished to complain about stray dogs, ended up losing Rs 25,000 after he called on what was supposedly the civic body's helpline. Vinod Patel was asked to pay a Rs 10-fee to register his complaint before his account was debited.
In a similar incident from October, a college student was duped of Rs 37,000 when she called an 'NGO' whose contact she found through Google search.


