A 52-year-old housewife fell victim to an online scam and lost Rs 1,23,796 while attempting to purchase a saree through Instagram.
The victim came across an Instagram page, Vastanzo9, advertising sarees, and contacted the seller via WhatsApp on +91 7275982926 to buy a saree priced at Rs 1,799.
She made the payment through Google Pay, but the fraudster then demanded additional charges for shipping, promising a refund.
Trusting the scammer, she transferred the amount, after which he requested her to share her screen to process the refund.
Under his instructions, she unknowingly authorised multiple transactions, losing Rs 1.23 lakh.
The fraudster then stopped responding, leaving her defrauded.