Archive · 4 Dec 2025
Ex-BJP MLA Candidate Duped of Rs 1.92 Lakh
A former BJP MLA candidate named Kamal Deep Singh was tricked by fraudsters who pretended to be customer care executives.
He wanted to complain about being overcharged by a delivery agent.
He found a fake customer care number on Google and called it.
The fraudsters kept him on the phone and used his credit card details to make unauthorized transactions worth Rs 1,92,348.
Singh later reported the incident to the police, and they are now investigating the case.
The police advise people not to trust customer care numbers found through random online searches.
Kamal Deep Singh, a former BJP MLA candidate, was duped of Rs 1,92,348 through unauthorized transactions on his HDFC credit card.
The fraud occurred after Singh contacted a fake customer care number found on Google to resolve an overcharging issue by an Ekart delivery agent.
The fraudsters kept Singh engaged on the phone for 10-12 minutes and made four unauthorized transactions on Flipkart.
Singh immediately blocked his card and lodged a complaint with the national cybercrime helpline and the Chandigarh Cyber Crime Police.
The Cyber Crime Police have registered an FIR under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against unknown fraudsters.
- Who
- Kamal Deep Singh, a former BJP MLA candidate
- What
- Duped of Rs 1,92,348 through a fake customer care number
- When
- The fraud occurred on October 18 and the following day
- Where
- Chandigarh, India
- Why
- Singh contacted a fake customer care number found on Google to resolve an overcharging issue
- Victim
- Kamal Deep Singh
- Amount Duped
- Rs 1,92,348
- Credit Card Used
- HDFC
- Fake Customer Care Number
- 8002081888
- Second Caller's Number
- 7505730663
- Platform Used for Fraud
- Flipkart
- Complaint Lodged With
- Chandigarh Cyber Crime Police
- Case Registered Under
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)