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A young man from Kanpur pulled off an incredible move against a cyber scammer, managing to swindle Rs 10,000 from the fraudster’s account. Now, the scammer is pleading with the man to get his money back.
The story began when Bhupendra Singh received a call from a man pretending to be a CBI officer. The fraudster claimed to have explicit videos of Singh and demanded Rs 16,000 to “settle” the matter, and threatening legal action if he refused. To make the scam look convincing, he even sent an image of a supposed complaint against Singh.
However, Singh wasn’t one to be fooled. Using Google Lens, he quickly checked the document and discovered it was fake. Instead of panicking, he decided to turn the tables on the scammer.
Thinking on his feet, Singh spun a story, telling the fraudster that he had pawned a gold chain and needed Rs 3,000 to get it back. Believing him, the scammer transferred the money. Over the next few days, Singh kept feeding him different tales, eventually tricking him into sending a total of Rs 10,000. At one point, he even got a friend involved, who pretended to be a jeweller.
In a video shared by Brut India, Singh explained how he pulled it off, “Maine kaha sir, mere se paise ki vyaavastha nahi ho paayegi magar maine ke chain apne ghar se chori ki hui thi toh maine woh apne dost ke papa ke paas girvih rakh di hai. 3000 rupee agar sir app mujhe de dein toh aapki bohot meherbaani hogi aur main chain utha kar, usko baich ke main aapko 20,000 rupee bhej doon ga (I told him, ‘Sir, I won’t be able to arrange the money, but I had stolen a chain from my home and pawned it to my friend’s father. If you could lend me Rs 3,000, I’d be really grateful. I’ll get the chain back, sell it, and return Rs 20,000 to you’.”)
The video of this clever takedown has gone viral, with netizens flooding the comments section with hilarious reactions. One user wrote, “Hacker meets a developer.” Another user wrote, “Yeh talent India se bahar nahi jaana chahiye.” (This talent shouldn’t leave India). A third person said, “Bro didn’t just play UNO reverse, he rewrote the whole game.”
Online fraud is evolving at an alarming rate in India. Just recently, renowned sports journalist Harsha Bhogle shared a warning about a new scam called the “WhatsApp hijacking scam.” He recounted how a relative fell victim, and even posted a video explaining how people can protect themselves.
