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 Auction Fraud - Indiatimes.com Auction site.
- One person posted details of Mobile phones for auction.
- Many participated and won auctions.
- The money was to be paid in the bank account with ICICI. After payment none got the deliveries.
- Complaints made to India Times … no remedy.
- Reported to CBI. Account was traced to Madurai.
- Accused, III yr. Engg. student from Madurai arrested.
- Son of a Contractor, living in posh area of Madurai.
- Lust for extra pocket money.
- 3 charge sheets filed. Pending Trial.
- www.Baazee.com.10 Sony Ericsson P900 mobile phones were put up for auction by one seller.
- Market Price 40,000/-. Offering price 15,000/-. Posing himself as Sony Ericsson Importer.
- Many users placed bids. Seller supplied his bank a/c to bidders, asked to deposit money in his account.
- Bidders deposited money, mobiles never delivered.
- Accused was traced and arrested.
- Final Yr. MBBS student at Bangalore, Malaysian Citizen from affluent family.
- Could not pass his exams, family cut pocket expenses.
- As alternative source of income, indulged in cheating people.
- Later on selling Laptops through “www.sulekha.com”.
- Charge-sheeted.
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