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Udupi: Caller posing as OLX buyer defrauds girl student of over Rs 90 k

  •   Thu, Jan 20 2022 05:00:28 PM

Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)

Udupi, Jan 20: An imposter posing as an OLX buyer has swindled a girl student in Manipal of a huge amount of money.   

Khushi Mehta (19), an inmate of Sonia Hostel in Manipal, has lodged a complaint with the  Cyber Crime, Economic Offences and Narcotics police that she had been cheated of Rs 93,818 by a person who posed as a buyer for an item she had put up for on sale on OLX.

According to the complaint, on January 16, she had advertised a sale of her ear studs on OLX. An unidentified man called her, expressing his desire to buy her ear studs. He made her believe that he would transfer money through PayTM. He deposited Rs 5 and Rs 100 in Khushi's account in two separate transactions. Later, she was shocked out of her wits to find out that a sum of Rs 19,018 had been transferred from her PayTM account.

Khushi immediately questioned the caller about the said debit. However,  he duped her again, assuring that he would refund the money and asked her to provide him details of some other PayTM account. She trusted him and gave him the account number of her friend, T Sai Chandana. The stranger called her later and got the OTP number received in Sai Chandana's mobile number. Thereafter, Rs 74,800 was debited from the account of Sai Chandana in installments. 

Thus the complainant and her friend ended up losing Rs  93,818 to the con man. A case has been registered under Section 66 (c) of IT Act with the cyber crime police.

 

 
  

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  • Anand, Surathkal

    Fri, Jan 21 2022

    Even I have gone through this experience but fortunately didn't loose money. These buyers claim to be some high profile army officers when they first call you. Just tell them to transfer the amount to your account. You need not scan any QR code or share any OTP for such transactions. These fraudsters actually draw money from your account instead of depositing to you whenever you respond to their request to scan QR code or share OTP.

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  • Anilkumar, Mangalore

    Fri, Jan 21 2022

    The normal mode of such cheating is as follows: OLX advertiser gets a phone call saying the buyer is interested. For convincing purpose, he may even pretend to do some bargaining. Once agreed, he will ask for Paytm or PhonePe number. You will then get one OTP. In reality, this is for paying from your account and not for receiving the amount. The message will show exact amount to be transferred. Seller being in mood to finish the bargain does not notice the trap. He passes on the OTP to the fraudster thinking that money will come to his account. Instead money will go from his account. I was about to get duped this way. But I suspected how the buyer is offering the price without seeing the product. When asked to provide details he disconnected. Second instant was when I advertised in No-Broker for renting my apartment. The fraudster was ready to send the security deposit without seeing the place. When asked for PayTM or PhonePe numbers, I insisted on physically seeing the person first. Be careful while scrutinising responses to your advertiseents.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, india

    Thu, Jan 20 2022

    Such frauds are generally possible due to the mere lack of common sense or greed ,otherwise it is always avoidable .

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Thu, Jan 20 2022

    Paytm is a very very vulnerable platform for frauds which even the techies won't understand. There is a fake app called Paytm spoof with which you can fool anyone unless you know intricately how it operates!

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  • Bibbe Upkari, Mangalore

    Thu, Jan 20 2022

    Kabhi "Khushi" kabhi "Gum"

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Thu, Jan 20 2022

    There is a dubious app called Paytm spoof by which you can easily cheat people unless you are aware of it's working!

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  • Sp, Mangalore

    Thu, Jan 20 2022

    If the youth, who are supposed to be technologically educated get fooled this way, I really wonder what's the state of older people.

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  • Naresh, Kerala

    Thu, Jan 20 2022

    Toll Free No. 155260 is found to be very effective against Cybercrimes

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Thu, Jan 20 2022

    "He deposited Rs 5 and Rs 100 in Khushi's account in two separate transactions. Later, she was shocked out of her wits to find out that a sum of Rs 19,018 had been transferred from her PayTM account." Can anybody explain how this was done??

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  • Anonymous, udupi

    Thu, Jan 20 2022

    This must be QR code fraud which is similar to what i experienced 2 months back, but i rejected the transaction as i felt suspicious. 1. the buyer will be more than ready to buy the product ( prefer selling to local buyer, ask this for to buyer) 2. they are ready to pay in advance ( pay of shipping too) without checking the actual item. 3. They only prefer PayTM as it has the option to sent money via QR code. they use fake QR code reflecting the wrong amount. 4. they will send the first QR code (correct amount in QR code) with a small amount of 1-10 rupees ( amount is actual deducted from our account, they will credit it back. so that we are assured. 5. next another QR code is sent for the remaining amount for the item, but actually the amount is higher. this too will be deducted from our account ( check carefully in APP it says send money not receive money). and this time they will not pay back and switch off phone. Advice: don't accept PayTM as a payment method and no QR code, even if you use, linka bank account with less amount to minimize loss. read app notifications carefully

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  • k b r, MangalaUru

    Thu, Jan 20 2022

    he has changed the password using the OTP and withdrawn the amount.....

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  • kb r, Mangala Uru

    Thu, Jan 20 2022

    otp is sent only when account is being modified or when debit is going to happan on account....

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  • Raj, Mangalore

    Thu, Jan 20 2022

    The perils and pitfalls of Digital India.

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  • Braganza Lopez, Manipal

    Thu, Jan 20 2022

    CASHLESS INDIA, Modi government formula 🤣😂🤣😂

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  • real kujuma, kodial

    Thu, Jan 20 2022

    after 2014 people are cheating and defrauding one another...the feeling of bharathiya is gone...

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  • Sanjay, Hebri

    Thu, Jan 20 2022

    Education is total wasted here...

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