2 weeks ago
Two Arrested in Mumbai for Amazon Mobile Refund Fraud
Two men in Mumbai are in trouble with the police for a tricky trick called a refund scam.
When people buy phones online, sellers send the real phones to a big warehouse.
The two men allegedly took real, expensive phones and swapped them for cheap fake ones.
Then they returned the fake phones and asked for their money back.
The company, Amazon, gave them a full refund for the real phones.
But other customers ended up receiving the fake phones instead of real ones.
The shop that sent the phones lost a lot of money, almost 20 lakh rupees.
The police arrested the two men and found four of the ten missing phones.
They also found out who has the other six phones.
Now the police are still investigating the case.
Gamdevi Police arrested Milan Ghanshyambhai Devmurari (33) and Pravinkumar Roopchand Tanti (28) for allegedly defrauding Amazon and customers.
The accused allegedly ordered expensive mobile phones on Amazon and returned fake, cheaper handsets to obtain full refunds.
Customers received fake or inferior phones instead of 10 original handsets sent from a Peddar Road shop to an Amazon warehouse in Bhiwandi.
The alleged fraud caused a financial loss of Rs 19,47,776 to the complainant.
Police have recovered four of the 10 phones and obtained details of the users holding the remaining six.
- Who
- Milan Ghanshyambhai Devmurari (33) and Pravinkumar Roopchand Tanti (28), arrested by the Gamdevi Police.
- What
- An alleged refund fraud in which original mobile phones were replaced with fake handsets, defrauding Amazon and customers.
- Where
- Mumbai, India; phones were sent from a shop on Peddar Road to an Amazon warehouse in Bhiwandi.
- When
- Announced on August 14, 2026; investigation is ongoing.
- Why
- To obtain full refunds for expensive phones while retaining the original handsets and their sale value.
Key facts
- Accused
- Milan Ghanshyambhai Devmurari (33) and Pravinkumar Roopchand Tanti (28)
- Police Station
- Gamdevi Police Station, Mumbai
- Phones Involved
- 10
- Phones Recovered
- 4 of 10
- Financial Loss
- Rs 19,47,776
- Legal Sections
- 316(5), 318(4), 338, 336(3) and 340(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
- Warehouse
- Amazon e-commerce warehouse, Bhiwandi
- Phone Origin
- A shop on Peddar Road, Mumbai











