India s Scammers Profit From Covid Misery By Bhuvan BAGGA
06/03/21 AT 10:02 PM
From fake medicines to fire extinguishers disguised as oxygen cylinders and recycled personal protective equipment, India s coronavirus hell has been lucrative for its ever-inventive army of scammers, with sometimes deadly consequences.
Komal Taneja s husband Chandrakant died gasping for breath at his New Delhi home last month after the oxygen canister that they paid $200 for on the internet never arrived. We desperately tried to find a hospital bed for a week. Two private hospitals asked us for a million rupees ($13,800) in advance, Komal, her voice cracking on the phone, told AFP.
From fake medicines to fire extinguishers disguised as oxygen cylinders and recycled personal protective equipment, India’s COVID-19 hell has been lucrative for its ever-inventive army of scammers, with sometimes deadly consequences.
Komal Taneja’s husband, Chandrakant, died gasping for breath at his New Delhi home last month after the oxygen canister that they paid US$200 for on the Internet never arrived.
“We desperately tried to find a hospital bed for a week. Two private hospitals asked us for a million rupees [US$13,671] in advance,” Komal, her voice cracking on the telephone, told reporters. “Then we came across a contact online promising an oxygen
From fake medicines to fire extinguishers disguised as oxygen cylinders and recycled personal protective equipment, India's coronavirus hell has been lucrative for its ever-inventive army of scammers, with sometimes deadly consequences.