Fake Customer Care Call Costs Woman ₹2.96 Lakh In Indore
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Three people in the city lost more than Rs 3.9 lakh in separate cyber fraud cases involving fake customer care assistance, bogus investment tasks and phone impersonation. In one case, a 70-year-old woman lost Rs 2.96 lakh after searching online for a customer care number over repeated order cancellations. Rani Singh, who frequently shopped through the Amazon app, said…
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The case of a 70-year-old woman who lost Rs 2.96 lakh due to a fake customer care call has been reported in Indore. Rani Singh, an Amazon shopper, fell victim to a phone impersonation scam after repeatedly cancelling orders on the platform. In August, she searched online for an Amazon customer care number and called a number she found.
The caller, claiming to be from Amazon, suggested there might be an issue with her credit card. He later initiated a WhatsApp video call, concealing his face and persuaded her to share her credit card details. Singh discovered unauthorized transactions totaling Rs 2,96,239, including four unauthorized credit card transactions, and filed a police complaint.
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