Man selling camera parts on OLX cheated of ₹80,000 in Chandigarh

A Sector 34 resident selling camera accessories on a classifieds website was defrauded of Rs 80,000 by a caller.

Ramnik Singh said in his police complaint that he had posted an advertisement for the accessories on OLX in May this year and on May 21 he got a call from a person identifying himself as Rakesh from Dhanas, saying he wanted to buy the items.

After a deal was fixed for Rs16,000 with Rs 8,000 to be paid in advance and the rest during delivery, Rakesh allegedly sent Singh a screenshot of Rs16,000 that he claimed had been transferred to his (Singh’s) account, and wanted half of the amount refunded.