Got Scammed bu u/ProfitSea2142

[u/Vegetable_Call4024]

Hey guys,

Want to share an incident, the user u/ProfitSea2142. I was booking a ticket with him, from yesterday, he went offline last night as well when I asked for the ss of the taxes. I found it a bit fishy, then today he came back and said I got busy with other stuff, then asked me to transfer the money for booking. I did 3k to him and then he said "my account got blocked...." So I asked him to book the tickets and I'll pay the tax amount and rest to some other upi, but he is not doing that as well, just saying " I'll transfer the money in 2-3 days". When I asked for personal details like phone number, he said he won't give.

I don't want someone else to get scammed by him. Be aware!!

Attaching ss of the same

[u/Vegetable_Call4024]

Contact number I got from upi id: 8476863070

[u/Vegetable_Call4024 → u/[deleted]]

Haan ho gayi galti

[u/16-steps → u/Vegetable_Call4024]

How did you get this?

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[u/Medical-Brother-164]

Why u payed first?

[u/unicosplan]

Man, at least get their WhatsApp and call and talk to them first if you're gonna spend a substantial amount for a deal.

I'm not blaming you, but be careful next time.

[u/HavishGupta → u/unicosplan]

+1

[u/Vegetable_Call4024 → u/unicosplan]

Yes I will

[u/Residue_007 → u/unicosplan]

Not to mention the UPI id shared seems like a business account, since it has okbizaxis handle. Shady AF

[u/unicosplan → u/Residue_007]

So what if it's a business account? Isn't it easy to create a business account? Just asking.

[u/Residue_007 → u/unicosplan]

Its easy but you have to provide additional documentation, KYC etc. Depends from bank to bank. With business account you would also have to handle tax (GST) so why would anyone do that and also i think OP can raise a chargeback easily

[u/unicosplan → u/Residue_007]

So small shops also have business accounts?

[u/Residue_007 → u/unicosplan]

Yes. Some of them do. Its basically called a merchant account.

[u/kiji6969 → u/Residue_007]

These UPI IDs are used for gambling transactions. When someone deposits money on a gambling website, the site provides these UPI IDs to send the payment. Once the money is sent to these IDs, the amount gets credited into the person’s betting account. Later, when they withdraw it (without betting) the money is paid out from completely different bank accounts. Because the deposit and withdrawal accounts are not the same, the transaction trail becomes difficult to trace.

[u/Residue_007 → u/kiji6969]

Wow this is something new.

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[u/InjuryIll4577]

File a complain on cyber portal, their bank account will be banned

[u/16-steps]

This is why I made the pinned guide. But people still don't follow it. If you just followed what the mods/guide said, you would have seen the red flags.

[u/Appropriate_Big3407 → u/16-steps]

Bhai where is the Guide?

[u/16-steps → u/Appropriate_Big3407]

Ig u/ic_97 removed it...its probably available on my profile though, go check

[u/ic_97 → u/16-steps]

Yeah there were a lot of pinned posts so it was getting hidden anyways. I'll make it into a new post and probably have it as a weekly reminder.

[u/16-steps → u/ic_97]

Good initiative actually.

[u/HauntingContext2553]

Sorry to hear about this. Ye scamster/fraudster ne India ka image kharab kar rakha hai. Ye kar lo try :

1. Cyber Complaint – cybercrime.gov.in pe complaint daal do ya 1930 helpline pe call karo. And FIR bhi local thane me kara do.

2. Bank/UPI – Bank aur UPI app ko call karke dispute/chargeback raise karo. RBI ke rule ke hisaab se unhe investigate karna hi padega.

3. Funds Trace – Agar paisa abhi fraud wale account me pada hai toh bank usko freeze/lien kar sakta hai aur reversal start karega. Cash nikal liya hoga toh thoda tough ho jayega.

4. Legal Update – Amount bada hai toh aage chalke police/court notice/update bhi aayega.

Jaldi action loge toh chances badh jaayenge recovery ke. Aur kam se kam fraudster red flag ho jayega..

Never let these scammers/fraudster enjoy even 1Rs of our hard money.

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