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Pimpri : 4 kg of dry fruits at only Rs.399, lost two and a half lakhs due to the offer.

A man in Pune allegedly duped a customer of Rs.399 by offering him four kilograms of dry fruits. The cyber thieves took the confidential information of the customer's credit card and cheated him of Rs.1,79,400. The incident took place on the night of March 30 in Khed taluka of Maharashtra.

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In this case, Chandrakant Uttam Gund (41-year-old). Dwarka City, Mhalunge, Ta. (Wednesday). He lodged a complaint with the MIDC police station. The police registered a case under the IT Act against the social media account holder named Samastha Technologies PR.

According to the police, the suspect created a Facebook page called Samastha Technologies PR. One kg each of cashew nuts, almonds, pistachios and raisins will be sold at Rs.399. Such a combo was offered. It also offers free home delivery. The complainant had seen the advertisement.

Click on the page to purchase. He then took the confidential information of the goon's credit card on the pretext of payment. The accused transferred Rs.1,79,400 from his credit card. After realising that he had been cheated, Chandrakant approached the police. The police have registered a case based on the complaint. Senior police inspector Nitin Gadge is investigating the case.