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A Mumbai woman lost Rs 1 lakh in an online scam while ordering a Rs 300 lipstick from an e-commerce portal..
The scammers posed as customer service representatives, tricked her into downloading a malicious app, and siphoned off the money...
In a recent tale of online scam, ordering lipstick online turned into one of the biggest nightmares for a woman from Mumbai..
According to a report by TOI, a doctor residing in Navi Mumbai placed an order for a lipstick worth Rs 300 on an e-commerce portal on November 2. One day, she received a message from the courier company claiming that her order had been delivered despite the fact that she never received the parcel...
If there's any doubt about the authenticity of a message or call, it's advisable to contact the company directly using official contact information, rather than relying on the provided contact details in the suspicious message...
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