[Resolved]  Olx — Fraud : Promising scooter and taking courier charge in the name of army.

Army man, named Vikas Patil promised honda activa 4g, for 25000. And he has taken courier charge for army department. Transferred rs 2150 and sent receipts. He has also taken I'd proof and promised delivery within 6 hours.

After 6 hours, he called again and asked to transfer 10000 for gst purpose. When I refused to pay, he forced to pay.

On searching online, found it is scam.

The person is providing lot of documents to prove that he is from army, including adhar card, Rc book and real photos of same scooter.

Transferred rs 2150 and got cheated.
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Aug 6, 2021
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Apr 04, 2021
OLX India Customer Care's response
Dear OLX User,

We deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused and we would like to thank you for bringing this to our notice.

We would like to inform you as per the details shared, we have blocked the mentioned user from our site.

The user will not be able to use the account any further on OLX for any purpose.

This is to inform you if you wish to escalate this any further, you can always reach out to the legal authorities for an FIR or to file a cyber complaint.

Please be rest assured, we will provide all the support for the investigation.

The legal authorities can write to us at [protected]@olx.in.

If required by the police or other legal authorities, OLX will provide the available records (IP, email, and date and time of posting) of the user who posted the ad.

We would like to thank you for bringing this issue to our attention.
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Dear OLX User,

Thank you for sharing your concern with us and we regret the inconvenience caused to you.

We understand your concern; however, we would request you to elaborate your concern along with the adequate proofs.

- Your registered phone number on OLX
- Transaction receipt if any, in context to advance payment.
- Ad id through which you have contacted the suspect.
- Chat/message history with the suspect.
- Contact number/email address of the suspect.

This will help us not only take appropriate action on such accounts but also control any further suspicious activity on the site.

Kindly call us on our hotline number[protected]:00 am to 6:00 pm) available seven days a week from your registered mobile number or you can write to us on [protected]@olx.in.

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