Rs 1 Click Costs Man ₹91K In Online Dry Fruit Fraud In Indore
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A man was duped of Rs 91,000 by cyber fraudsters under the pretext of changing his payment method while buying dry fruits online within the Kanadiya police station limits. According to police, the victim, Gurvinder, lodged a complaint saying he ordered figs ('anjeer') and almonds online and paid Rs 1,500. Shortly after, he received a call from an unknown number, with the…
In Indore, a man named Gurvinder was defrauded of ₹91,000 after being duped by cybercriminals who pretended to be a dry fruit trader while he was buying figs and almonds online. According to police, Gurvinder initially paid ₹1,500 for the online purchase, after which he received a call from an unknown number posing as the trader.
The scammer gained Gurvinder's trust and persuaded him to change his payment method. The fraudster then sent a link to transfer ₹1, resulting in ₹91,000 being debited from Gurvinder's bank account. Realizing he had been scammed, Gurvinder reported the incident to the cyber helpline portal and the Kanadiya police station.
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