It was interesting to read what a police officer stated about the modus operandi of the fraudsters. It seems they edit the mobile number on Google search and then delete it after defrauding a few people.

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This is one more red flag, in the growing number of ways people are defrauded on social media. When you google and get a number, it is better to check at least twice or thrice through talking to the person on one’s phone, asking somebody etc. whether that number is correct.

It also makes sense but this should be done, if possible, if one makes  a payment in person in cash for the first time at least. This though, may be impossible for some. Check the website of the hospital and see if the link provided by the person spoken to is authentic. Check the numbers on the website of the hospital. If there is a con game on, then, chances are there will be another website of the same place, too, and that should surely put your antennae up. In these days of escalating cybercrime, if in doubt, do not pay till you check it out.