Conman dupes transporter of Rs 2.83L using online advt

Chandigarh: A city-based transporter was duped by online swindlers of Rs 2.83 lakh on the pretext of selling a second hand SUV.
The fraudsters uploaded an advertisement of selling a car on the OLX site and after seeing the advertisement the complainant contacted the seller and was cheated. The complainant had transferred money through Paytm to the accused.The cyber cell is investigating the case and no arrest has been made so far.
Manke Khan works as a transporter at Sector 26 grain market. He reported to the police that he saw a sale advertisement of Mahindra Bolero car at an online site last month. The car owner was selling the 2018 model at Rs 4.5 lakh. After seeing the advertisement, he contacted on the mobile phone number, which was mentioned on the advertisement.
The call receiver introduced himself as an Army official and the deal was finalised at Rs 3.8 lakh. The accused asked Khan to deposit all the money in his Paytm account.
Later, Khan deposited Rs 2.83 lakh to the accused’s Paytm account in several transactions. After depositing Rs 2.83 lakh, Khan got suspicious and told the accused that he would make the rest of the payment in cash after checking the SUV. On this, the accused gave him an address of Sector 42 and told him to check the vehicle.
When Khan reached at the given address, an old person met him and said the vehicle was in an agency. On this, Khan came to know that the accused had cheated him. He later refused to pay the rest of the amount and demanded the accused to return his money. On this, the accused stopped taking his call.
He complained at the SSP window on February 6 and the complaint was later transferred to the cyber cell for further investigation. The cyber cell has been checking the account in which the money was transferred, but there has been no headway in the case.