Every thing began when engineer Shubhra Jena marketed to promote his outdated couch on an internet labeled web site on 8 Might for Rs 10,000. Shortly, an individual approached and described himself as a furnishings seller named “Rakesh Kumar Sharma”. Throughout the dialog, the deal was finalized between the 2 for Rs 8000.
Scammer sought financial institution particulars from Shubhra for fee. Initially all the pieces regarded regular, however when he tried to switch the fee, the transaction failed. After this, Scammer mentioned that the fee might be from his mom’s account, so Shubhra was additionally requested to offer his mom’s financial institution particulars.
Shubhra ought to have been suspicious, however she additionally shared the small print of the mom. Quickly after, Scammer began transferring cash from each accounts. Two days later, on Might 10, Scammer advised Shubhra that by mistake, Rs 5.22 lakh has been deducted from his account and he’ll return this quantity.
However neither the cash got here again nor the scammer got here involved once more. His cellphone additionally stopped. When Shubhr and his mom went to the financial institution and noticed the account assertion, it was discovered {that a} whole of Rs 5,21,519 has disappeared. After this, Shubhra instantly lodged a grievance with the cyber police.
By no means give your financial institution particulars, UPI PIN or OTP to an unknown particular person. Earlier than on-line transactions, verify the identification of the entrance in entrance. In case of doubt, cancel the deal instantly and speak to a educated or cyber helpline. Keep away from sharing any info associated to messages or calls on banking apps.
It’s clear from this incident that the simpler it appears to promote the products on-line may be as dangerous. Due to this fact, a bit negligence could cause main financial loss.
Revealed at: 17 Might 2025 09:06 AM (IST)