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Himanshu Verma Duped off- Custom Fraud on Quickr

Himanshu Verma recently fell prey to a scandal on Quickr. Hardik Sehgal (not real name) who posed as a customs official duped Himanshu of Rs. 40,000/-. The fraud came into the picture when the victim filed a case of fraud against the Hardik at Mumbai. Hardik Sehgal had approached Himanshu on Quickr as custom and excise employees, who were selling electronic products on Quickr online. Unknown to the fact that there were many such similar forgery cases reported on the website wherein people posed as officials from the government sector, a lot of individuals lost their money.

And Himanshu was no exception. So here is how the incident unfolded. Himanshu had placed an ad on Quickr for purchasing Laptop and smartphone on April 19, 2019. Soon after 2-3 days, he received a message on the website from Hardik Sehgal who introduced himself as a custom employee who sold electronic items at a lesser rate from those available at the market. Lured by the exciting deal, the victim agreed to pay half the amount in advance and remaining at the time of delivery. However, once the amount was debited from his bank account, there was no response from the other side. Sensing foul play, Himanshu decided to recce on the internet only to know about similar cases witnessed early. He then lodged a complaint at Mumbai cyber crime branch giving detail of the fraudsters. A case is already lodged and the police are in search of the cheats.

The victim was asked to share his IP Address of the website, Bank account details and phone number to track the cheat and recover the money lost in the fraud.

The case was addressed by Cyber crime officials at the time of press meet with the media. Where they particularly requested people to get all details checked before closing a deal and be extra careful when transferring money.