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Udupi: Man swindled of Rs 40 lac through Fake E-mail Messages

  •   Thu, Jul 30 2009 02:58:41 PM

Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)

Udupi, Jul 30: A complaint filed with the town police station in the city has narrated the manner in which a person reportedly lost Rs 40 lac by remitting various sums of money to the  accounts of unknown people because of the lure of raking in big bucks.

Complainant Prabha, resident of Acharya Marg of Kunjibettu Akshatakatte here said that her brother Dr M Prakash, who runs Srirama Residential Marne Ortho Clinic, lost Rs 40 lac in this way. Three persons, Barcel, Jeffery and Patric had met him four months ago to inform that he had won a huge prize in a lottery scheme. They told him that he would get crores of rupees if he was prepared to spare a few lacs.

Prakash Bhat remitted different amounts to accounts maintained with ICICI Bank, Bank of India etc., by various persons between April 2009 and July 2009 as per the e-mail advices received by him, totalling to Rs 40 lac. Now, he has realized that he had been cheated, Prabha said in the complaint. She has furnished full details like names of beneficiaries, bank account numbers, names of the banks and branches, dates of remittances and amount of such remittances, to the policemen, besides other records of messages received.
  

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  • Sajid, Kolhapur, India

    Mon, Aug 03 2009

    These type of NEWS get very less publicity, all media should forget TRPs and highlight such issues, for this case I think it''s hard to believe that a doctor has behaved in such a foolish way.

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  • Ln. Joseph Paul Mendonca, Sooda / Mulky

    Fri, Jul 31 2009

    I have been recieving a lot of such e-mails saying I have won a huge amount in a (foreign) lottery. I have only studied up to tenth standard, that is "hattane clasu Pasu" Where on this planet that Doctor had got his degree from? My Lord, I beg you to save my country.

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  • Samir, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 31 2009

    The said Doc has been cheated! He lost due to his mistake. While commenting, please don''t presume something and comment as if he has committed a heinous crime! Please respect his profession and may be he is a good person.

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  • Rudolf, Mumbai

    Fri, Jul 31 2009

    These scamsters mostly operate from Nigeria and other countries of the broken erstwile Soviet Union!! Even the IP addresses are fake as the e-mails are cleverly routed through a very clever way!! Even though, there has been a big publicity thru the print and the digital media people still fall prey to these scamsters. GREED is the root cause of all this. People want to get rich quick whatever the way. For these fraudsters, if they get even 1% of success thru the fake mails they send they still stand to gain heavily And once the amount is transferred to a foreign country account, there is little chance to get the same back. People should remember that there is nothing free in this world!!

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  • Mathew Castelino, Miyar-Karkala/Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 31 2009

    Greedy! A cobbler is better than a Doctor. I think he obtained degree also with bribing.

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  • Ozie Cutinha, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 31 2009

    The following emails are fake: 1.Email messages asking to remit money in order to obtain a portion of fortunes worth millions left in banks or properties abroad. 2.Emails asking to send money in foreign currenices to get jobs without written tests or interviews in five star hotels in U.K., U.S.A. or Canada. 3.Emails asking to send money to get jobs in software companies without tests or interviews especially in places such as Coimbatore. It is essential to get the credentials of the companies verified through Indian Embassies or Consulates or known people to avoid being duped.

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  • Lawrence, USA

    Sat, Aug 01 2009

    These kind of schemes are going on for several years. Simple logic. Why someone (UNKNOWN)wants to give away huge amount of money to you? Now it takes more than Rs.40 lacs to trace them!

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  • Anwar Basha, Dammam, Saudi arabia

    Fri, Jul 31 2009

    This type of massages are coming each and everyday to me, just forget it. He is not a doctor...foolish....

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  • Mohan Bhat, Samruddhi,Mahamaya Temple Road, Field Street,Mangalore 575 001

    Fri, Jul 31 2009

    It is surprising that a literate Dr.has fell a prey to the fould play of fraudsters. It high time such lotteries be banned.

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  • shahnawaz kukkikatte, dubai/udupi

    Fri, Jul 31 2009

    No legally and ernestly earned money shall be lost. First question the doctor about source of such huge amount. If the doctor has Rs 40 lakhs to spare, he may be having much more than than in his posession. Call Lokayukta and handover the case. Greediness results in losses. Doctor must have looted poor patients and must have told lies to the patients to earn more.

    See the end results. There are many doctors in Udupi who are referring heart patients to Bangalore and pocketing big commission. I have the proof. Now these doctors have big towers and buildings after their names and many other properties. Now only money and no ethics.

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  • Jawar D''Souza, M''Lore/Doha

    Thu, Jul 30 2009

    These types of e-mails I get every day from Nigeria london etc etc No one will give money free. This Doctor''s Avarice for money has put him in such a situation.If it were so easy to cheat a doctor then what about laymen. Utter foolishness to fall into such scam''s. May be it was not hard earned money.

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  • Jaya Shetty, Karkala/Dubai

    Thu, Jul 30 2009

    Educated people like Prakash Bhat believing this what about common people.Even i have received so many emails from UK,Astralia and Africa.I never repllied.Nobody will give money like this.

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  • MOHAMED , KUNDAPUR, DUBAI

    Thu, Jul 30 2009

    It seems this is not his hard earned money. We should call him Dr. Foolish.

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  • Leslie Fernandes, Bombay, India

    Thu, Jul 30 2009

    Such fake messages & Calls come through emails everyday and in sms too.It is upto everyone to believe that its fake, I shall suggest only one thing Believe in your hands & hardwork. God (Jesus) shall bless you 100 times more than the lottery prizez which people never get.

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  • M.Bhat, Mumbai

    Thu, Jul 30 2009

    This is the height of foolishness compounded by greediness. Daiji had some time back published an article warning readers about pitfalls in responding to spams and fake mails, promising quick wealth and richmess by crocks. The irony is that educated people have been victims everywhere to these Nigerian scams. For some Greed and lust can not be satiated.

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  • Harry D''souza, COORG/B''lore/ Abu Dhabi.

    Thu, Jul 30 2009

    Mr.Krishna you are 101% corect, Dr. FOOL

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  • krishna, abu dhabi

    Thu, Jul 30 2009

    One more fool added to the list, for MONEY people are willing to do anything, believe anybody, all for MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, nobody wants to work hard and earn money WHY WHY WHY !!!!!! who will answer

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  • Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah

    Thu, Jul 30 2009

    Dear Doctor..I am shocked not because you lost Rs.40 lakhs..but because of your foolishnes. Our uneducated village people are better than you. I am not insulting you ..but can''t control my anger.

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  • Jerome, Mangalore

    Thu, Jul 30 2009

    Such fake messages come often through emails(spam) and sms.It is upto the individual to believe or not.One with common sense and general knowledge will never believe,but greedy will try his luck and lose.

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  • Eulalia D''Souza, Bijai / Mangalore

    Thu, Jul 30 2009

    It is unfortunate that said person, Prakash has lost around 40 lacs of rupees. Inspite of media giving such good coverage, daijiworld also publishes many articles n incidents on people being cheated, why would some body trust strangers like in this case. If we get carried away for these kind of false promises, when will we start reasoning things?

    I also have just recd an email two days ago, saying I am the beneficiery of 2.5Mil US $ of a deceased person''s will & I am asked to deposit some amount in some place...!! I have just read that message n forgotten about it. This is an easy way of day looting public. Thank you daiji for this coverage, at least few more people will be more careful with such incidents and dont get carried away...!!

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