A complaint against ‘Five Star Couture’, an online shopping page, was filed by one Masood Sarwar to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
According to Masood, his wife ordered a clothing article from the site and paid Rs 13,000 in full via a cellular network’s online money transferring service.
The dress which was bought from the online page has not been delivered to the customer to date.
During a court hearing on Thursday regarding the fraudulent online shopping website, a judicial magistrate instructed Facebook’s management team in California, US to share details about the Facebook page in question.
The Alleged Activity
According to the petitioner, who is based in Lahore, his wife still hasn’t received the dress that was bought that day online. When attempting to contact the management behind the Facebook page, it was discovered that their contact numbers were unreachable. This is typical behavior that is expected from numerous online scam sites.
When an investigation was started by the FIA in the matter, it was discovered that Mr Masood Sarwar’s wife was just one name in a long list of defrauded individuals. According to the investigator, hundreds of people fell victim to scams by the same page.
Action will be taken against the culprits in accordance with the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016.
Further Investigation
In light of the FIA’s findings, magistrate Farooq Azam Sohail issued an order on Thursday directing Facebook to hand over all relevant information regarding the page in question for aiding FIA’s investigation.
This is nothing new and will keep happening unless we, the consumers, are not more careful. Moreover this is where services like Paypal are useful, not only do they provide convenience, but they also provide security by acting as a third party in each transaction.
Via Dawn
FBR, NAB, EXCISE, MINISTRY, ETC Koi Ek Department Agar Online Shopping Ki List Banaye :
Government Level Pe Registered Kare : Aur Aawam Ko Permission De K In Se Ap Online Shopping Kare Fraud Ki Surat Amount 100% Recover Hum Kara K Denge & In K Elawa Se Apne Ki Shopping to You have to bear & no more case.
Never shop for big amounts for the first time on online shopping stores. Always shop small mounts to check services first.
Always shop with option of cash on delivery simple formula for online shopping.
Unless you’re on Amazon or eBay.
Never Pay In Advance.
Always select “Cash on Delivery (COD) ” while shopping on Pakistani eCommerce websites.
Yes that is true and there are very very few big sites we can trust though. I haven’t used the Credit Card etc with even them but my friend does.. this one: @usman_arif:disqus
I threatened a facebook page admin to return my money because of sending fake product. or I will sue you to court and he happily refunded. :P Pakistan Zindabaad.
And when using “cash on delivery ” the guy doesn’t let you open the parcel first unless you sign and pay first. You have to go through all that bulshit if the product isn’t genuine.
More convenient choice would be to shop only on trusted stores.