PUNE: A 25-year-old girl, who had placed an advertisement to sell her furniture on OLX website, was cheated to the tune of Rs 98,000 by an unidentified person who posed as a genuine buyer and cheated her by asking the victim to download ‘Google Pay’ mobile application before scamming her.
The incident took place around May 29.
When the girl realised that she was scammed, she approached the Chatuhshrungi police station to lodge a complaint.
As per information shared by the Chatuhshrungi police, the girl, a resident of Aundh, wanted to sell her old furniture.
As she placed the advertisement to sell the furniture, she was approached by the fraudster who asked her to download the ‘Google Pay’ mobile application so that he is able to transfer her the money.
However, the fraudster linked the ‘Google Pay’ account of the victim and asked her to approve certain transactions.
As the victim was unaware, she did as instructed by the fraudster only to find that Rs 98,000 was missing from her bank account.
Police officials said that Rs 98,000 was withdrawn from the victim’s account in ten different transactions.
Chatuhshrungi police have booked the unidentified accused under different sections of the IT Act and cheating. Chatuhshrungi police are further investigating the case.
