New scam in town
Happened last week. Left office and was going to metro station at Pattandur Agrahara. A lady from most probably uttara Karnataka spoke to me saying she wanted Rs 300 transferred urgently to her son through phone pe. She had coins in one hand and some sort of card in another. She kept saying she has cash and will give me and was also constantly showing her BPL card as if it's an identity that authentIcates her. Anyways, knowing about scams all my life which happen at Indiranagar and Majestic areas on a daily basis I just dismissed her and was on my way.
A few meters later I began to doubt myself as she is our own Kannadati and why will she scam and promised myself that I will get the note, check if it's fake or not and then transfer the money to the number after repeatedly cross checking the phone number with her and started walking back to find her.
By then she had found another person, an IT professional like myself who was already in the process of transferring her money. I hav5e them their space after saying I am ok to do it and she kinda dismissed me saying it is being taken care of and hurriedly left. Later speaking to him, I knew that she spun the same tale but after payment told him she is poor etc and she will pay tomorrow. He did not want to create a scene and as it was a small amount he just let go.
Just wanted to share.