Hello everyone,
Hello everyone,
Today we were victims of a cybercrime. We are from Bengaluru.
Yesterday (16th April 2026), I posted an ad on OLX to sell a diwan cot for â¹2,500 and uploaded a few pictures. The next morning, I received a call from the number 8273469282. The person negotiated the price to â¹2,300 and said he would pay online, while his person would come to collect the diwan cot.
He asked for a WhatsApp number, and I shared my husbandâs number. My husband also shared our location. Later, the person said he would send â¹2 first to check the transaction. We received the â¹2.
After that, he said he would transfer â¹2,000 now and the remaining â¹300 would be paid by the person collecting the item. He then sent a â¹2,000 payment request and asked my husband to enter the PIN, claiming that this is how OLX transactions work and that he would also enter a PIN from his side.
As soon as my husband entered the PIN, â¹2,000 was deducted from our account. When my husband questioned him, the person tried to manipulate us further by saying he would return â¹2,000, add another â¹2,000, and include an OLX âmerchant feeâ of â¹2,000. We started receiving messages saying receive money, but in reality, no money was received. Instead, a total of â¹6,000 was deducted from our account. We lost a total of â¹8,000 in this scam.
This is a complete scam. These people are cheating innocent users. Please be very careful.
The personâs name was displayed as âAshok Kumarâ on the OLX app.
They are cheating innocent peopleâGod should punish them...
Kindly help us get our money back.
We have received two different transaction messages. I am attaching screenshots for your reference.








