A 21-year-old sailor of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) was duped in a social media job fraud scam on Friday while he was admitted to INHS Asvini military hospital in Colaba, Navy Nagar. The Cuff Parade police have registered an FIR against an unknown person based on a complaint filed by the young ICG sailor.

According to the FIR, registered by Cuff Parade police station, the sailor was duped of Rs 1,46,636. As per the statement of the sailor given to police, he was admitted to a hospital for an illness and while scrolling on his Telegram app he received a message from an unknown account where he was asked if he is looking for a part-time job where he can earn Rs 1,000 to Rs 10,000 per day. “While speaking to the unknown person I agreed for a part-time job and based on our conversation he sent me a link on my Telegram account,” the sailor said in his statement to the police.