DEHRADUN: A Doon resident was duped of Rs 1.6 lakh online by fraudsters posing to be customer care agents of an online e-commerce site.
The complainant, police said, was trying to get a refund for a product when he came across a customer care number of the website on the internet and it turned out the number belonged to imposters.
They convinced Mohanlal, the victim, who is a resident of Vasant Vihar, to initiate a “Rs 5 test payment” and once he did, the amount was deducted from his account. A case has been lodged and further probe is underway. Officials said details of the bank account and the customer care number are being scanned to get the money back.
