Hyderabad: Media professional duped online

Hyderabad: A media professional from Jubilee Hills was duped by unidentified persons allegedly in the guise of buying furniture on a popular e-commerce website. The complainant had recently posted an advertisement to sell his used sofa set and immediately received a call from a person expressing interest in buying the product. Police said the person […]

Hyderabad: A media professional from Jubilee Hills was duped by unidentified persons allegedly in the guise of buying furniture on a popular e-commerce website.

The complainant had recently posted an advertisement to sell his used sofa set and immediately received a call from a person expressing interest in buying the product. Police said the person sent a QR code to the complainant asking him to scan it, and subsequently payment would be made. When he scanned, Rs 25,000 was debited from his bank account.

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The Jubilee Hills police are investigating.