Tea Stall Owner Duped of Rs 1.9 Lakh in Online Payment Fraud | Ahmedabad News – Times of India

AHMEDABAD: Danilimda police registered a case of cheating and criminal breach of trust on Wednesday against two unidentified persons who allegedly cheated a tea stall vendor out of Rs 1.90 lakh.
The complaint was filed by Ikramuddin Ansari, 42, a resident of Danilimda. He stated that he was running a tea stall near Gulabnagar Shana Mosque and had linked his accounts with an online wallet.
The complainant stated that on Sep 16, a person approached him and, upon seeing the payment QR, said that to avoid online payment charges he should switch over to another online payment gateway.As directed by the accused, Ansari transferred Re 1 to the accused’s wallet. He promised to return the next day to complete formalities. On Sep 17, the accused returned with another unknown individual and claimed that they would message the company to waive his online payment charges. Under the pretext of messaging, they took his phone, sent a message, returned the phone, and said the account would be updated in 24 hours.
Later, when Ansari checked the online wallet, he found that the two unknown individuals had misused the internet facility under the guise of account updates and fraudulently transferred Rs 1.90 lakh without his knowledge. They even deleted the transaction history from his mobile.