Rao alleged that the caller claiming to be a close aide of Harirama Jogaiah, former minister from Andhra Pradesh, requested money for medical emergency.
Updated On – 09:22 PM, Fri – 6 October 23
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Hyderabad: Cyber fraudsters reportedly made a futile attempt to cheat Congress party senior leader V.Hanumantha Rao.
Rao alleged that the caller claiming to be a close aide of Harirama Jogaiah, former minister from Andhra Pradesh, requested money for medical emergency. He requested the amount to be transferred to the E-wallet details provided by him.
The former Rajya Sabha MP grew suspicious as the mobile phone number did not belong to Jogaiah and sent a person to enquire and check personally at the latter’s residence in Palakollu in Andhra Pradesh.
After realising it to be a fake call, Hanumantha Rao, complained to the Andhra Pradesh police, who allegedly traced the call to Khammam in Telangana. Rao, also alerted the Cyberabad police in this regard.
