Mumbai Homemaker Falls for “Buy 1 Thali, Get 2 Thali Free” Ad, Cheated on Tune of Rs 1 Lakh

A Mumbai homemaker recently fell for a “Buy 1 Thali, Get 2 Thali free” ad on Facebook and eventually got cheated on the tune of Rs.1 lakh. The 59-year-old clicked on the above-mentioned ad on Facebook, following which, the fraudster made the woman reveal her bank details and cheated her of Rs. 1 lakh.

The incident was brought to light when an FIR was filed at the Samta Nagar police station in Kandivali (east) where the complainant woman claimed that she spotted the “Buy 1 Get 2 Free” ad on Facebook which had a phone number on it.

The woman, in the hopes of adding a few more plates to her kitchen, called the number mentioned on the ad. On the other side of the call, the scamster told the woman that she would need to pay Rs. 10 to enter the contest.

Following this, the fraudster sent the woman a malicious link and asked her to add her bank account information. A few minutes and multiple transactions later, the woman realized that she was duped of Rs. 1 lakh.

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1. The Facts of the Matter

2. Woman Sees Lucrative Ad on Facebook

3. Contacting the Fraudster, Paying Rs. 10 As “Registration

4. Rs. 50,000 Charged from Account

5. Fraudster Promises “Refund”, Asks Detail of Second Credit Card

6. Another Rs. 50,000 Debited, Woman Files Case Against Accused

The Facts of the Matter

Almost every day, we come across financial advisories by banks and governments wherein we are asked to not give our personal or financial information to anyone. Often, financial institutes in India send messages wherein they appeal to customers to not divulge their OTPs, ATM Pins, or other important information.

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Woman Sees Lucrative Ad on Facebook

While some people adhere to the basic principle, there are those who get duped by cyber-fraudsters due to lack of awareness. Recently, a homemaker in Mumbai found herself to have fallen for a simple – “Buy 1 Thali, Get 2 Thali Free” scam which resulted into her losing a sum of Rs 1 lakh.

The incident was brought to light when an FIR was filed at the Samta Nagar police station, Kandivali (East) on April 12. The FIR was filed by the online fraud victim woman who’s a homemaker. The 59-year-old complainant told the police that she saw a Facebook ad that read – “Buy 1 Thali and Get 2 Thali free on First Order”.

Contacting the Fraudster, Paying Rs. 10 As “Registration

Below the text was a contact number written. The woman reportedly called the mobile number mentioned in the ad to avail the offer. On the other side of the call, the accused fraudster told the woman that she would have to pay Rs. 10 to register.

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Rs. 50,000 Charged from Account

For this the scamster shared a fraudulent link to the victim and asked her to fill in her banking information. The woman reportedly shared her credit card details and merely in a few seconds, she found out that Rs. 50,000 was charged from her account.

Fraudster Promises “Refund”, Asks Detail of Second Credit Card

The panic-struck woman contacted the fraudster about the Rs. 50,000 being debited from her account. To this, the fraudster told the woman that there was some “technical error” due to which the amount was debited. The woman was also assured of a refund of her money if she gives details of another credit card.

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Another Rs. 50,000 Debited, Woman Files Case Against Accused

In the hopes of having her money refunded, the woman ended up filing in details of a second credit card and within a few seconds, received another alert for a transaction of Rs. 50,000. Realizing she was duped; she took to the police station. The police have filed a complaint regarding the matter and the probe is on.