Mumbai resident loses Rs 65k after trying to book cleaning service online

An elderly Mumbai resident was allegedly cheated of nearly Rs 65,000 by fraudsters posing as employees of a home services company, police said. The victim, Nishit Kadakia, a resident of Santacruz East, was attempting to book a cleaning service offered by Urban Clap, but instead lost money from his bank account, officers added.

According to the police, on January 28, Kadakia searched online for a cleaning service and contacted a number he found. The person who answered the call hung up, but later he received another call from an unknown number. The person on the other end claimed to be with the cleaning company and asked him to register with them online.