In IT hub Bengaluru, a woman was cheated of thousands of rupees by luring her with 'eggs'. According to reports, the woman got an offer to sell four dozen eggs for only ₹49. When the woman tried to redeem the offer, more than ₹48,000 was wiped off her credit card.
According to Times of India (TOI), the woman's name is Shivani. She is a resident of Vasanthnagar, Bengaluru. Shivani claimed that she found an advertisement link where a reputed company was selling eggs at low prices.
Sharing her story with TOI, the woman said, 'A shopping link was mentioned in the advertisement. When I clicked on it, the link took me to a page. Where there was mention of how chickens were raised and how eggs were collected as well as how they were distributed.
According to the woman, in the advertisement the company was selling eight dozen eggs for Rs 99 and that too without any delivery charge. She liked this offer very much. He decided to buy four dozen eggs for ₹49.
As the woman was placing her order, the link took her to a contact information page, and that's where things started changing. He entered his card details here. But without receiving the OTP, money was deducted from his card.
According to the woman, I entered my details and clicked on it to place the order. This took me to the next page where they only had payment options through credit cards.
I entered my credit card details including expiry date and CVV number and clicked on 'Proceed to Payment'. After this an OTP came on his registered mobile number.
According to the woman, she did not even enter the OTP there and around Rs 48,199 were deducted from her credit card. Which was credited to an account named Shine Mobile HU.
It is noteworthy that more money could have been deducted from the woman's account but then she got a call from her bank. Where he told everything and then the bank blocked the card.
The woman also told that she called the cyber crime helpline (1930) who asked her to lodge an FIR in her nearest police station. However, a case has been registered in this matter under the IT Act and investigation is going on.
