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Mumbai: Selling books worth Rs 13,800 costs Dadar homemaker Rs 1.55 lakh in scam
Updated On: 13 September, 2025 08:50 AM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya Iyer
According to the police, the gang targeted her after she uploaded an advertisement on OLX on September 2 to sell her daughter’s old books, valued at Rs 13,800
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Over multiple calls and repeated persuasion, the woman was tricked into scanning QR codes eight times across three bank accounts. Representation pic/iStock
A 47-year-old homemaker from Dadar, who only wanted to sell her daughter’s old books online, allegedly ended up losing nearly Rs 1.55 lakh to cyber fraudsters using the notorious “QR code trick.”
According to the police, the gang targeted her after she uploaded an advertisement on OLX on September 2 to sell her daughter’s old books, valued at Rs 13,800. Soon after, she received a call from a man claiming to be “Jaykishan Book Store,” who said he wanted to buy all the books.
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