Garhwal Post Bureau
Dehradun, 6 Jun: A woman lost nearly Rs 30,000 in an online shopping scam. The victim had placed an order online, and the fraudsters, who had complete details of her order, called her pretending to be executives from the company. They asked her to make an online payment instead of opting for Cash on Delivery. The victim, Niharika Tomar, has filed a complaint at Rajpur Police Station in Dehradun.
According to the complaint, Niharika, received a phone call from someone pretending to be an executive of Tira Beauty — an online beauty product platform. The caller had full details of her online order, which made her trust him.
The caller told her that she needed to make an online payment instead of using Cash on Delivery. He then sent her a QR code through WhatsApp and pressurized her to pay quickly. After she made a payment, they said it was the wrong amount and tricked her into paying again.
Later, another person pretending to be a senior executive asked her to pay Rs 4,999 so that she could receive a refund of Rs 8,399. He also told her to keep the same balance in her account. This trick was used multiple times. In total, Niharika paid Rs 28,957 through UPI. After that, the fraudsters stopped answering her calls.
Later, she realised that she had been cheated and immediately filed a complaint on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP).
