Viral post: Doctor received ₹500 fake note from patient; calls it ‘a fun memory’

Within less than a week, Meta’s new app Threads reportedly nears 100 million users. The app has become popular among users as they are engaging with it. In a post on Threads, a doctor narrates how he got cheated by a patient who gave a fake ₹500 note as a cash payment for a consultation.

Dr Manav Arora is an orthopaedic surgeon. In his Threads post, he says that the receptionist at his clinic did not check the note and ended up receiving a fake note.

“My receptionist didn’t end up checking it (coz frankly you don’t expect this, right?)” he says. “But it goes to show the lengths people would go to, even if it means conning a doctor,” he adds.

He further mentions in the post that he refuses to believe that the patient had no idea about the note being fake and ‘just passed it along.’

Dr. Arora says that he has saved the fake ₹500 note as a ‘fun memory’.

Here’s what he wrote:

“Recently, a patient actually made a cash payment for a consultation using this note. My receptionist didn’t end up checking it (coz frankly you don’t expect this, right?) but it goes to show the lengths people would go to, even if it means conning a doctor. I refuse to believe they didn’t know about it either and just passed it along haan. Anyway, I had a good laugh and I’ve saved this note with me since it’s a fun memory, even though I have been robbed off of ₹500.”

Dr. Arora’s post has gone viral on the social media platform, garnering comments from users. “They are very much inspired by farzi series. Now we know why all that money is getting demonitized. #farzi #demonitization #doctorskolootnewale,” commented a user.

“Patient left a bittersweet memory,” replied another.

“Basic checkup ke itne high rates rakhoge to gareeb insan kya hi Karega. You doctors feel like it's the responsibility of the sick to pay your educational loan only for you to scribble something on yhe paper we don't even understand,” said another.