Hyderabad:After making an online order with an electric Vape Hookah online order, a cyber fraud represented by a state-owned bank deceived the victim of Rs 4,26,464. According to city cybercrime officials, the victim filed a complaint on Tuesday, saying he issued an order to make an electric Vape Hookah worth Rs 3,000 on April 28 and paid online.
An hour later, the victim received a call claiming the product was ready. Cybercrimes ACP RG Siva Maruthi said the caller asked the victim to pay Rs 2,999 as a delivery fee, noting that the amount will be returned after delivery.
Victim pays. The amount was then in trouble with a different merchant bank and asked for another payment, another fraudster said. Since April 28, the scammers have transferred the victims a total of Rs 4,26,464 to their accounts. The victim eventually realized that the website was fraudulent and that the delivery tracking number provided was fake. He then approached the city’s cybercrime department.
