WhatsApp hacker dupes Mumbai doctor of ₹1.50L

A 75-year-old doctor from Mulund is the latest victim of cyber fraudsters that operate through hacking WhatsApp. The fraudsters hacked the WhatsApp of the doctor’s friend in Bahrain and sent him message for urgent financial help due to a medical emergency.

”On July 30 when I was checking patients at a Mulund hospital, I received a missed call on my phone from a friend, also a doctor who lives in Bahrain. When I tried calling back I couldn’t get through his phone number. Later I received WhatsApp message from his number, saying he was stuck in an important meeting and needed his help for a money transaction. He asked me to send ₹1.50 lakh to a person in India on his behalf for a medical emergency.