One person who was trying to sell his furniture on OLX lost Rs 2.5 lakh, while a medical shop owner lost his money while placing an online order for medical equipment.
The Cyber Cell of the Chandigarh Police has also concluded that many times fraudsters managed to gain the confidence of insurance policyholders and did not reveal their true identity in person.
A woman and her friends reportedly duped a man from Nepal of Rs 3 lakh on the pretext of calling him to Canada. The victim has filed a complaint with Sector-17 police station in Chandigarh.