Samosas have a special place in everyone’s hearts. The crunchy crust and the hot spicy aloo make the perfect combo. The fact that it is pocket friendly doesn’t hurt. But for this Mumbai Doctor, this was the most expensive batch of samosas he would have ever eaten. And he didn’t even get to eat it.
Mumbai Doctor Loses Over ₹1.40 Lakh Over Samosas
It is almost every day that a new scamming technique is coming to light. This time, a 27 -year-old Mumbai doctor who is a surgeon at KEM hospital, lost ₹1.40 Lakh while trying to order samosas. The doctor was set to go on a picnic to Karjat with his friends and after searching online, had located a popular eatery in Sion, Mumbai. Assuming he was placing the order on the eatery’s website, he placed an order for 25 samosas.
But what he did not know was that the website was a fake site made by fraudsters using the eatery’s name. The victim was then asked to pay ₹1,500 as an advance payment for the order. After receiving the order confirmation via Whatsapp, the doctor discovered a bank account number provided for online payment. The doctor proceeded to send ₹1,500 as instructed.
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However, the person on the other end requested the doctor to create a transaction ID for the payment. As the doctor followed the instructions to create a transaction ID, he lost ₹28,807 initially, which eventually accumulated to a total of ₹1.40 lakh.
Man Gets Duped While Trying To Buy Samosas Online
As reported by Free Press Journal, the fraudsters claimed that they hadn’t received the payment and instructed the doctor to type 28807 on Google Pay for processing. They then proceeded to withdraw the money from the doctor’s account.
This repeated process resulted in a total withdrawal of ₹1.40 lakh. It was only after this realisation that the doctor filed a complaint (FIR) at the Bhoiwada police station. Updates on whether the man recovered his money are yet to be made.
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Have you ever fallen prey to such scams made by fraudsters looking to make a few quick bucks? If so, how did you deal with it and how much did you lose? Let us know in the comments.
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