Alert lawyer evades online flat rent scam
Alert lawyer evades online flat rent scam
ByArchana MoreArchana More / Updated: May 21, 2021, 06:00 IST
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In a fresh variety of cyber-crime, a city-based lawyer was almost duped by a man pretending to be an army officer, who claimed to be interested in renting the former’s flat. While scamsters approached the lawyer and agreed to deposit rent, they asked him to scan a payment app QR code, alerting him that something was off. So, he nipped the communication in the bud in time.
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