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Ahmedabad woman loses Rs 87,000 in cyber fraud over vegetable refund of Rs 24

December 7, 2025

Ahmedabad woman loses Rs 87,000 in cyber fraud over vegetable refund of Rs 24 The woman ordered eggplants from Zepto and wanted to return them in exchange for a refund. As she did not have the customer support number, she navigated on Google and ended up being defrauded of the money. AdvertisementAhmedabad woman duped of Rs 87,000 (Photo: Unsplash. com)Brijesh DoshiNew Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 7, 2025 23:07 ISTWritten By: Akash ChatterjeeA woman in Ahmedabad was duped of Rs 87,000 while asking for a refund of Rs 24 for the eggplants she ordered. Three days ago, the housewife ordered some vegetables through the quick commerce platform Zepto; however, she ended up getting larger eggplants instead of the eggplants she had asked for.

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As she approached the delivery boy to return the product in exchange for her money, the latter refused and suggested her to contact customer support. advertisementAs the delivery partner did not have the number for the customer care, the woman navigated online and accidentally came across a person who gave her a different number and asked her to call to raise a complaint.
Upon calling, the woman was informed that he would receive a WhatsApp call for the needed information. After giving all the information, the caller on WhatsApp assured her that a refund had been processed and would be generated soon.
The caller also sent her a link to check the refund.
As the woman tried to log in to the link, it asked for her bank account details.
After giving the details, the woman tried to check the refund balance with her UPI password.

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Ahmedabad woman loses Rs 87,000 in cyber fraud over vegetable refund of Rs 24

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Ahmedabad woman loses Rs 87,000 in cyber fraud over vegetable refund of Rs 24

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