<p>Mumbai: A small-time actor has become the latest victim of cyber fraud as he lost Rs 77,000 to a fraudster while trying to book an appointment with a doctor on phone in Dadar, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The amount was deducted from the victim's bank account four days after he tapped on the fraudulent links and subsequently alerted the bank manager.</p>.<p>The victim Mohammad Iqbal alias Iqbal Azad, 59, stated in the FIR that he was searching for phone numbers for orthopaedic doctors based out in Dadar.</p>.FedEx fraud: Suspects traced to Singapore, 'SIM boxes' used to reroute calls.<p>"Azad found a phone number on Google and made a call on June 6. The person who answered the call asked Azad to register by paying Rs 10 before speaking to the doctor. The caller sent him a link two times but Azad failed to send the amount as the link was unresponsive," the official said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Azad sensed something was amiss and immediately alerted his bank manager.</p>.<p>"However, on Monday morning he received four SMSes on his mobile phone mentioning that Rs 77,000 was deducted from his bank account," the official added.</p>.<p>Azad claimed he immediately contacted the cyber helpline number 1930 after receiving the messages but failed to get through.</p>.<p>Police registered an FIR against an unidentified person under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) including 420 (cheating) and the Information Technology Act. </p>
<p>Mumbai: A small-time actor has become the latest victim of cyber fraud as he lost Rs 77,000 to a fraudster while trying to book an appointment with a doctor on phone in Dadar, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The amount was deducted from the victim's bank account four days after he tapped on the fraudulent links and subsequently alerted the bank manager.</p>.<p>The victim Mohammad Iqbal alias Iqbal Azad, 59, stated in the FIR that he was searching for phone numbers for orthopaedic doctors based out in Dadar.</p>.FedEx fraud: Suspects traced to Singapore, 'SIM boxes' used to reroute calls.<p>"Azad found a phone number on Google and made a call on June 6. The person who answered the call asked Azad to register by paying Rs 10 before speaking to the doctor. The caller sent him a link two times but Azad failed to send the amount as the link was unresponsive," the official said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Azad sensed something was amiss and immediately alerted his bank manager.</p>.<p>"However, on Monday morning he received four SMSes on his mobile phone mentioning that Rs 77,000 was deducted from his bank account," the official added.</p>.<p>Azad claimed he immediately contacted the cyber helpline number 1930 after receiving the messages but failed to get through.</p>.<p>Police registered an FIR against an unidentified person under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) including 420 (cheating) and the Information Technology Act. </p>