Online shopping scam: Delhi man pays Rs 16k for phone, receives soap, biscuit instead

NEW DELHI: A man who ordered a phone from an online shopping website was shocked to receive a soap and a biscuit packet instead, despite making the payment. The incident occurred in South Delhi's Sheikh Sarai.The complainant, who works at a college in Sheikh Sarai, told the police that on February 11, he ordered a phone through an online shopping website using the cash-on-delivery option. The next day, he received a call from a person who claimed to be the delivery boy. "I told him to deliver the product the next day, as I was going to be at home. The next day, he called me 3-4 times at 10.58am and handed over a dummy mobile phone box in the shopping website's packaging with the same product details as I ordered," the complainant said.He then made a payment of Rs 16,680 through a UPI transaction. After going to his office, he opened the box to find a soap bar and a biscuit packet inside. He made calls to the delivery boy, who assured him of a replacement through a complaint on the online shopping website."After that, I tried to call him many times, but his phone was switched off. I want to inform you that I have not received any response to my email from the company. I request that strict action be taken against the delivery person," he said.After delivering the empty box and receiving payment, the delivery person fled on a scooter. Twenty minutes later, another delivery boy arrived with the mobile phone the complainant ordered, asking for an additional payment of Rs 16,680. "I was very surprised by this type of fraud. I wondered how anyone knew that I ordered a phone, and how the fraudulent delivery boy obtained all my details, including my phone number," he said.He requested cops to take strict action against the fraudulent delivery person. A case under section 318 (cheating) and 319 (cheating by personation) of BNS. Police said they formed teams to crack the case.