When the CEO assured her that there was nothing to worry about and that she should repeat the entire process to recover her lost funds, the woman instantly informed him of the same. As a result, the woman lost $19,051 once more, according to a police officer.
Digital Desk: A 27-year-old
Dahisar woman in Mumbai was conned out of 5.35 lakh rupees by con artists who
pretended to be wine shop managers and defrauded her under the guise of delivering
a bottle of whisky to their house.
The scammers tricked her
initially under the guise of inserting codes and later under the pretense of
returning her money. According to the police, they also persuaded her to raise
the limit on her debit card, which enabled them to withdraw more money from her
account in just 12 hours.
The complainant, a private
firm employee, claims that on Tuesday at around nine o'clock she suddenly
realized that she required a whisky bottle to create and decorate a cake. She
subsequently conducted an online search and discovered the number of Silver
Wines in Dahisar.
"The woman was
approached by someone posing as the wine shop's sales representative, who
informed her that even though the store was closed, he could still bring a
bottle to her in 10 minutes and requested payment via a QR code. In response,
the woman gave a payment of 550. She was then informed that a delivery
executive would contact her shortly, according to a police officer from MHB
police station.
As a result, a man who pretended to be the
sales executive called the woman. The man said she needed to register in order
to have alcohol delivered to her home, and one of their executives would assist
her. The next executive who phoned her instructed her to use the mobile payment
tool Google Pay and requested that she enter the receipt number, 19,051, in place of the amount. After doing so, she received a message stating
that 19,051 had been taken out of her account.
When the CEO assured her
that there was nothing to worry about and that she should repeat the entire
process to recover her lost funds, the woman instantly informed him of the
same. As a result, the woman lost $19,051 once more, according to a police
officer.
The executive was contacted
once more by the woman, who was informed that there was a problem since the system was debiting the amount this time rather than crediting it.
"He requested her bank account
information, she said. To recoup the lost funds, he requested her debit or
credit card information. She even boosted the card's limit and disclosed the
CVV number and the card's validity. Later, the defendant withdrew
$48,000 and $96,045. Then, he instructed her to transfer $95,051 and $1,71,754
while promising to transfer the entire sum to her at once. When the accused
stopped returning her calls on Wednesday at midday, the woman lost 5.35 lakhs,
according to a police official.
According to the police,
they have written to her bank to request that they freeze the accused's account
numbers and try to get any money frozen.
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