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The police officer alerted his followers about eh scam on his Facebook and Instagram accounts by sharing a conversation with the cyber scammers.
For the past two days, the police officer’s friends received messages from the fake account asking for money. The scammers sent messages saying the officer was in urgent need of money and asked people to send Rs 7,500 urgently via online transfer.
The police officer warned people to beware of the scam and said he has never asked for money from friends on social media. He also requested people not to transfer money to anyone.
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