Cyber fraudsters’ new bait: Oxygen concentrators

Cyber fraudsters are laying a new trap in these gasping times. They are cheating oxygen buyers.

Stuart Vanderveen, a 46-year-old businessman from Bhoopasandra, North Bengaluru, allegedly lost Rs 12,59,550 while trying to buy oxygen concentrators online recently.

An oxygen concentrator is a device that concentrates the oxygen from ambient air by selectively removing nitrogen.

Patients with mild symptoms of Covid-19 can breathe with the help of oxygen concentrators at their home.

Vanderveen had searched online for companies that supply oxygen concentrators. He came across a portal that listed Surabhi Enterprises as one of the suppliers.