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RBI employee duped of Rs 2.5 lakh in fake Traffic Challan scam

January 10, 2026

A 33-year-old Reserve Bank of India employee, Gaurav Tripathi, was scammed out of Rs 2.5 lakh by cyber fraudsters using a fake traffic police notice. The incident occurred after he received a text message about a pending traffic violation, prompting him to click a link that led to unauthorized transactions instead of a legitimate payment gateway.

Central India's Premier English Daily

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Gaurav Tripathi was duped of Rs 2.5 lakh in a cyber scam.
The scam involved a fake traffic police notice sent via text message.
Tripathi clicked a link in the message, believing it was for a penalty payment.
The link triggered fraudulent transactions instead of a legitimate payment.
The case was registered with the M Nagar police on January 6.

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RBI employee duped of Rs 2.5 lakh in fake Traffic Challan scam

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RBI employee duped of Rs 2.5 lakh in fake Traffic Challan scam

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