A person from Delhi was allegedly duped of Rs. 29 lakh by unidentified individuals on pretext of promoting iPhone on Instagram, the police stated.
A case of fraud has been registered towards unidentified individuals on the idea of a grievance lodged by the sufferer.
The complainant recognized as Vikas Katiyar is a resident of Ghitorni, Delhi, officers stated.
The complainant Katiyar informed the police, a number of days again, he got here on one Instagram web page the place he discovered iPhone fashions at discounted charges and he was tempted to purchase one.
The complainant claimed, “After checking the page and to make sure that the page is genuine, he also contacted the old buyers from one another Instagram page and they confirmed that the page is genuine, they have received the phones without any issue and he can buy from there. Later on February 6, 2023, Katiyar contacted one mobile number for purchasing an iPhone.”
The complainant claimed that they requested to pay 30 p.c of the cellphone price upfront, which was Rs. 28,000.
Post this their workforce contacted him from totally different cell numbers demanding extra money within the identify of customs holding clearance and different tax points.
The sufferer in his grievance claimed that in complete he transferred Rs. 28,69,850 in a number of transactions in lots of accounts considering that every thing shall be sorted, and he’ll get the cash again along with his cell.
Vikas additionally stated they’re nonetheless demanding cash to get his case settled and ship the cellphone together with the refund.
The Delhi police have registered an FIR within the Cyber Police station of Southwest District. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
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