Mumbai man contacts ‘helpline’ number of e-shopping site, loses Rs 3.50 lakh

A 56-year-old man in Mumbai who tried to return T-shirts purchased through an e-shopping portal ended up being duped by a cyber fraudster who siphoned off Rs 3.50 lakh from his bank account Friday, police said.

According to police, the man who is into the imitation jewellery business fell into the trap while browsing the internet for the helpline number of the LimeRoad from where he had bought the products by availing an offer earlier this week.

In the FIR registered on December 9 at the Kurar police station, the victim said he decided to cancel the order when he received only two T-shirts on Friday though he purchased the products in an offer where one T-shirt was offered free of cost on buying two shirts.