Olx India — fake seller calling himself as army personnel

Address:Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, 421503

Hi Team,

I recently went through an add on olx for one plus 5t.
After negotiating with the seller(which was easy because he was fake) i was convinced to buy at the end.
Now when i called him for payment, he told me that he is an Indian army guy and can send the parcel only through some army courier service(never heard of any).
He explained me as, "Since you want to receive the parcel, you have to pay Rs. 1100 to army parcel center via PayTM and the mobile will be delivered to you within couple of days. Also, you can check the mobile at time of delivery for its state of condition and return back if not satisfied."
Now to build a trust, he has also sent me his aadhar card and military canteen card.

Being a well aware guy of all frauds out there i googled few things and everything was clear that this is all fake.
I obviously did not buy this product and now i am looking a correct platform to expose this guy.(Since this guy is still in my confidennce that i will buy this product)

I request if olx can do something on these kind of problems.

Details of the story:
Seller Name: Manjeet
Date of Incident: 9th Sept to 19th Sept, 2018
Seller Number: [protected]

Points to be remembered while going through this kind of situation:
. Always call the seller, sometimes you can understand few things just by the way of their conversation(In my case, he gave me the name as Manjeet which seems to be a name from Punjab and his accent was Rajasthani for sure).
. If the seller is very easy to negotiate, there is some problem with the product or seller(In my case, he went from 17000 to 11000 for op 5t mobile with six months warranty, which is very cheap in ideal condition)
. Always check every aspect before starting the transaction. (In my case, Logically Indian Army has not adopted PayTM as a mode of payment for parcel, and someone who has the send the parcel should pay for courier)
. Google out anything you find suspicious (I found Indian Army Courier service asking money before sending suspicious)
. Get the details of seller as much as you can (I got aadhar card and military canteen card of this guy. Checked for the status of aadhar card and found it to be of Tripura. He did not provide his PAN card for some reason since it is again traceable on internet)
. Look for a similar case on Internet. (I found many similar cases)
. Most Important of all, try to do the transactions in person. Transacting to a person unknown online is always dangerous.
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