Online Scam in Aundh: Pune Homemaker Loses Rs 6.82 Lakh After Ordering Rs 1,700 Biba Dress on Cash on Delivery
Fraudsters posing as company staff tricked the victim into making 10 online transfers over two days; FIR registered, police probe underway.
Pune: A 45-year-old housewife from Pune was cheated of Rs 6.82 lakh by cyber fraudsters after placing a “cash on delivery” order for a dress worth Rs 1,700 on a shopping website, police said.
The woman, who lives near Parihar Chowk in Aundh, filed a complaint at the Chatushrungi police station. An FIR was registered on February 3.
According to the FIR, the incident began on December 24, 2025, when the woman ordered a dress from the website “Biba.in” and selected the cash on delivery option. The next day, she received a call from a man who claimed to be a company employee. He told her that the delivery address was showing as Nashik and that the product could not be delivered.
The caller then sent her a QR code and asked her to make an online payment of Rs 1,700, assuring her that the dress would be delivered through another delivery partner. She transferred Rs 1,700.05 online.
Within 15 minutes, the caller contacted her again, saying she had entered the wrong amount and should have paid Rs 1,700.50 instead. He assured her that the earlier payment would be refunded and asked her to send the correct amount. The woman transferred Rs 1,700.50 through UPI.
Soon after, she was told that the payment had still not been received and was asked to transfer the amount again. The fraudsters continued calling her and convinced her to transfer money to different bank accounts.
Between December 25 and 26, the woman transferred a total of Rs 6,82,024.05 through 10 online transactions. Five of these transactions were above Rs 90,000 each. Despite the payments, she never received the dress.
On December 27, the caller again contacted her and asked her to transfer Rs 2 lakh more, promising that all the previously paid money would be refunded. This time, the woman became suspicious and discussed the matter with her husband, who realised that it was a scam.
She then approached the Cyber Police Station of Pune City Police on December 28, 2025. After verification, an FIR was registered on February 3.
Police have registered a case against unidentified persons under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act. Officials are investigating the mobile numbers and bank accounts used in the fraud.
