A Twitter person on Thursday shared a screenshot of a talk with an alleged scamster who posed as the manager govt officer (CEO) of e-shopping web site Meesho and asked to make a web-based cost. The alleged scamster, whose textual content got here from an unknown quantity, with Meesho CEO’s authentic image as a show profile, requested Shikar Saxena, who it seems that works for the company, if he could make a cost for a present intended for a shopper thru Paytm.
“Latest scam in the startup world – message from the CEO,” learn Shikhar’s tweet as he shared the purported screenshot of the chat.
The textual content he gained learn, “Hello Shikar, Are you available?” and the individual recognized himself as “Vidit Aatrey, Founder and CEO @Meesho”.
After the Twitter person spoke back with a “Yes”, the ‘conman’ mentioned, “I’m lately on a convention name with a shopper and I wish to supply this shopper with some reward. Can you ascertain if you’ll be able to make this acquire from Paytm? I will be able to reimburse you.
The Twitter person didn’t fall prey to the fraud however somewhat shared the incident at the microblogging website online. Many other people within the remark segment mentioned they’re acutely aware of the newest pattern in scamming and shared their stories.
Another person, whose Twitter bio says he’s a Delhi-based tool engineer, shared a screenshot of a an identical chat with a conman posing as Snapdeal CEO Kunal Bahl.
“It’s a flattering yet a pretty dumb con in the scheme of cons, and I don’t think anyone falls for this. In case you were planning to, please don’t!” Bahl spoke back to the person’s submit. “PS: Only minor impressive thing these con artists seem to have accomplished is getting their hands on my current WhatsApp DP,” he added.