[Resolved] Olx India — olx scam in name of indian army

Aaquib ashraf

Address:

Adesh University bathinda punjab, 151101

Sir few days back i visited olx for buying a camera, vikas patel had submitted an add for selling his camera after having a chat with him on whatsapp he told me to deposit 1050 for courier charges as the parcel is to be sent to you through indian army courier and will be delivered within 24hours next day someone called me and said that he is a postman from indian army and told that i have to submit all my pending amount first then only i can get my product after depositing 10000 he called me again and told that i have to pay 5150 for security deposit and only 50 rupees will be charged for courier service and rest 5100 will be given as cash and i deposited the same amount of 5150 through google pay. Vikas patel called me and told that your parcel is pending and you will get it after 3 months, now through youtube i came to know that it is all scam, i have all contact details of that person and i'd card as well please help me sir i have lost my 15000

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May 6, 2019

Complaint marked as Resolved

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Apr 04, 2019

OLX India Customer Care's response Dear OLX User,

We're sorry for the inconvenience caused to you.

We wish to look into your concern on priority. However, we would need more information to assist you appropriately in this matter.

1) Kindly share the pertinent Ad Id/phone number or email Id/ that you are referring to.
2) Alternatively, you may also share the suspect's contact details used on OLX with us.
3) Please email us all possible details at [protected]@olx.in, as it will help us resolve the issue appropriately.

As you would be aware, OLX only provides a platform to seller and buyer. OLX does not participate or interfere in negotiations during transactions.

Further, we would also request you to contact the legal authorities and file an FIR with them regarding this matter. For any clarification, the police can reach out to us at [protected]@olx.in.

In the event it is required by the police or other legal authorities, OLX will provide the access records (IP, email, and date and time of posting) of the user who posted the ad to the appropriate legal agent.

We look forward to your response.

Regards,
Team OLX.