Timely act by police helps woman recover money lost to online fraud
The Hindu
Search for a potential offer for smart TV during Deepavali almost cost her ₹75,000
An innocuous search for the customer care number of an e-commerce provider almost cost a woman ₹75,000 and was spared thanks to the timely intervention by the Ernakulam Rural police.
The housewife from Aluva had Googled for the number while looking for a potential offer for smart television during Deepavali. She came across a fake number, which was made to look like that of a popular e-commerce giant.
When contacted, fraudsters convinced her that there was indeed an offer for smart television and asked her to fill a form embedded in a link sent to her. She then received the link appearing to be an authentic one from the e-commerce giant.
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