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Senior Citizen Loses ₹2.82 Crore In Cyber Fraud After Falling For Deepfake Video Of Finance Minister
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· November 4, 2026
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Mumbai: A 75-year-old retired Borivali woman allegedly lost Rs 2.82 crore in an investment scam advertised through a fake YouTube video featuring Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Pratibha Arunkumar Gokhale, a retired Hindustan Organic Chemicals employee living alone on L T Road, Borival...
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