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Rajkot: Man downloads app, loses Rs 8 lakh

RAJKOT: If you get a phone call from people identifying themselves as executives of telecom companies, disconnet as you may otherwise lose your hard-earned money.

A contractor in Rajkot lost Rs 8 lakh after he downloaded an application following a phone call. On April 17, Rohit Vekariya of Om Enterprise, got a call from a ‘nodal officer’ of telecom company who asked him to download the app.

Vekariya lodged a plaint with cyber cops on Friday.

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