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Hindustan Times
28-04-2025
- Hindustan Times
OLX fraud in Chandigarh: Posing as buyer, man dupes woman, daughter of ₹2.8L
A mother and daughter from Sector 45-C, fell victim to an elaborate online scam after posting an advertisement to sell their dining table on OLX. The fraud, which took place in October 2024, resulted in a total loss of nearly ₹2.8 lakh. The victims, Mehar Kaur Thind and her mother Rupinder Kaur, had advertised a dining table for sale when they were contacted by a man identifying himself as 'Mishra.' After confirming the deal for ₹20,000, the accused tricked Mehar Kaur into scanning QR codes sent via WhatsApp, resulting in unauthorised debit of ₹80,000 from her bank account. The fraudster also gained access to Rupinder Kaur's bank accounts. Under the pretence of completing the transaction, the accused siphoned off another ₹1.99 lakh through multiple transactions. In total, ₹2,79,900 was fraudulently withdrawn. Following the complaint lodged by the duo on October 12, 2024, the cyber cell has been registered a case under Sections 319(2), 318(4), 336(3), 338, 340(2), and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (2023) against unknown persons at the cyber crime police station.
Time of India
27-04-2025
- Time of India
Sector 45 resident loses Rs 3L while trying to sell her dinner set online
Chandigarh: Little did Mehar Kaur Thind know that trying to sell her dinner set online would turn into her worst nightmare. Excited about having found a "buyer", who was ready to shell out Rs 20,000 for the set, she reportedly scanned the QR code the "buyer" sent her via WhatApp and ended up losing a whopping Rs 2.80 lakh. The cyber police have booked unknown persons for allegedly scamming the Sector 45 resident. The cops are trying to trace the account to which the victim was fradulently made to transfer the said amount. In her complaint to UT Police's cybercrime cell, Mehar said she had put up pictures of her dinner set online for sale. Later, a person contacted her and agreed to buy the set for Rs 20,000. The accused sent her a QR code via WhatsApp, asking her to scan it. When she scanned the QR code, Rs 80,000 was withdrawn from her bank account. The accused then pressured her to access her relative Rupinder Kaur's bank account and, under the pretence of completing the transaction, swindled Rs 1.99 lakh more. Therefore, a total of Rs 2,79,900 was fraudulently withdrawn from both accounts. The accused then stopped taking her calls, she said. After realising that she was scammed, she lodged a complaint with the cybercrime police station and provided the details of the transactions fraudulently made by the accused from their accounts.
