Online book sale turns costly: Bengaluru student loses Rs 90,000 to QR code scam; fraudster posed as buyer, tricked her into scanning codes
Saturday, 21 June 2025 () In Bengaluru, an 18-year-old girl named Sonal lost Rs 90,000 to online fraudsters while trying to sell her books on OLX. A buyer, Ashok Agarwal, contacted her and gained her trust before sending QR codes that deducted money from her and her mother's accounts. Sonal's father intervened, and the police froze the fraudster's account after the incident on June 15.
Saturday, 21 June 2025 ()
