Today many such cases come to the fore and one such case is of a doctor who recently became the victim of cybercrime in the capital while trying to sell old furniture online.
The doctor was in search of a customer who would purchase an old dining table from her and for that, she put an advertisement on "Facebook Marketplace". Noticing the ad online, the fraudster contacted the doctor via voice call and fixed the deal with her for Rs 12,000.
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According to the TOI report, when the doctor asked about the mode of payment, the fraudster insisted on paying the amount through an online payment mode. Following this, the fraudster sent her Rs 1 through PayTm to verify that the payment had reached her.
After receiving the 1 rupee in her PayTm wallet, the doctor said that the fraudster asked her to fill out a voucher he sent her so that the fraudster could send her the money for the product. The doctor was asked to fill in Rs 12,000 as the amount in the voucher and type her PIN to receive the amount.
While waiting for the amount to get credited, the doctor was, however, shocked to discover that Rs 88,000 was debited from her bank account in two installments. First Rs 36,000 and then Rs 40,000 got deducted from her bank account which was linked to her wallet. Later, she realized that the Voucher wasn't for crediting money, but for paying the hacker.
She tried calling the man several times but failed as the scammer switched off his cell phone. After getting scammed by the unknown fraudster, she contacted the cyber police.
A complaint has been filed at the police station against the unknown fraudster and an investigation is underway to nab the suspect. However, the police suspect a Jamtara or Mewat-affiliated gang behind the scam based on the method of the operation.
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