Conman steals ₹1.55 lakh from woman through whatsapp QR codes

After scanning the code, ₹10 was deducted from her account which Kumar credited back immediately in order to win her trust. In a similar way, he kept asking her to scan various QR codes which resulted in deductions in her account

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After shutting off a food business, in an attempt to sell off the equipment that the 31-year-old entrepreneur used, a Panvel-based woman shared a post on Facebook and in turn got conned of ₹1.55 lakh by a conman who posed as a CISF officer.

The woman, Kalyani Joshi, used to run a chapatti and vegetable centre in Panvel which she had to shut down recently. After shutting down the business, she wanted to sell off the equipment she used in her business. So she used her husband’s Facebook account and posted an advertisement. A man who introduced himself as Mnajeet Singh from CISF, got in touch with her and showed interest in purchasing all the equipment at ₹21,000.

“Singh told the lady that he worked at Mumbai Airport at gate number four and his brother was putting up a restaurant for which he required all the equipment that was for sale. He told her that his brother would collect the equipment the next day while he would make the payment the same day. Since the accused gave so much details about his profession, the lady was convinced,” a police officer from Panvel City police station said.

“After transaction of ₹1.55 lakh, the UPI limit of transferring the money ended and he stopped making the transaction and disconnected the call,” the officer added. The lady then approached Panvel City police and gave a complaint. The incident happened on February 5 and after an enquiry, the FIR against the two accused was registered on Wednesday for cheating under the sections of IPC and IT Act.