The victim was duped into scanning a QR code on the digital commerce platform under false pretences, resulting in a loss of Rs 3 lakh.
There appears to be no limit to internet fraud in the United States. In a recent case of cyber theft, a man from Maharashtra’s Pune area lost Rs 3 lakh while attempting to sell his television cabinet on an online market platform.Â
The anonymous con artist approached the 65-year-old Rahatni resident and forced him to scan the Qr code under false pretences, forcing him to withdraw Rs 3 lakh from different accounts.Â
On Wednesday, the man filed an FIR at the Wakad police station in Pimpri-jurisdiction. Chinchwad’sÂ
On some pretext, the fraud called the complainant about the sale of a Media cabinet and requested him to scan a QR code.
“When the victim complied and scanned the code, Rs 3 lakh was withdrawn from his different accounts that were linked to a payment scheme,”
said Inspector Ramchandra Charge of the Wakad police station, according to an Indian Express story.Â
At the Wakad police station, an FIR has been registered under the Information Technology Act.Â
In a similar occurrence in early February, a cyber-fraudster defrauded a 42-year-old woman of Rs 8.7 lakh by impersonating a bank employee. The victim, a human resources expert, afterwards filed a police report with the Sangvi police station.Â
A lady impersonating an ICICI bank customer service agent called the victim. The con artist next informed the victim that her banking card had been charged with annual fees.Â
The offender then persuaded the complainant to reveal personal information in order to freeze the credit card and avoid yearly fees.Â
Following the complainant’s admission, a sum of Rs 4.52 lakh was reportedly removed from her credit account without her authorization in five online transactions.Â
Later, Rs 4.15 lakhs were deducted from the complainant’s savings account.Â
Edited by: Mahi Gupta
Published by: Vishakha Verma
