Bengaluru biz man cheated of Rs 1.05 lakh in online scooter ‘sale’

Cybercriminals have cheated a businessman who wanted to buy an electric scooter online.

The 55-year-old director of Biocare Garment Processor in Kumbalgodu Industrial Area approached the cybercrime police to track down the criminals who cheated him of Rs 1.05 lakh.

The complainant said he was doing a search online for details of an electric scooter on March 10 when he came across the website.

The website provided a mobile number for customers to book the vehicle. The complainant called the number and was informed that he would be sent the details of the vehicle along with the invoice on WhatsApp.