DEHARDUN: Unidentified cybercriminals have been booked for duping a man of Rs 4,40,000 through online fraud.
The victim, a resident of Dehradun's Patel Nagar area, was trying to return a saree that he had bought on an e-commerce platform. In the process, he stumbled upon a fake customer support service and ended up accepting a QR code through which the fraudsters stole the money directly from his account.
The cops, meanwhile, said that efforts are being made to trace the criminals. "QR codes are used for sending payments and not accepting them. Shoppers should be careful," said a police officer investigating the case.
