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Cyber fraud dupes man posing as his boss on Facebook

A man who posed as the victims senior by creating a fake Facebook ID, asked the victim for immediate transfer of Rs 60,000 into his Paytm account to get his wife treated in hospital

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What if your boss or senior messages you on Facebook and asks for money telling you that his wife is in hospital and seriously ill? Chances are that you might transfer the said amount as early as possible considering the seriousness of the situation.

Now, in an interesting case of cyber fraud, Delhi Police has arrested a man who posed as the victim's senior by creating a fake Facebook ID and then contacting the victim and asking for immediate transfer of Rs 60,000 into his Paytm account to get his wife treated in hospital. The victim transferred Rs 58,000.

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