Mumbai: Bank accountant tries to sell old cupboard online, loses Rs 1.04 lakh

A 29-year-old accountant who works for a private bank was recently duped of Rs 1.04 lakh by a cyber-fraudster who tricked her into transferring the money online on the pretext of sending her an advance payment for buying her old cupboard. The fraudster got her phone number from OLX, an online marketplace, where she had given an advertisement to sell her old furniture.

The complainant last week approached the Kharghar police station in Navi Mumbai and lodged an FIR. She told them that she wanted to sell her furniture and gave an advertisement for it earlier this month.