OLX aur Facebook Marketplace se saman khareedna-bechna Pakistan mein bohat aam ho chuka hai — lekin isi ke sath fraud bhi utna hi aam hai. Sabse zyada shikayatein "advance payment le kar ghayab" ya "fake/damaged product bhejna" wali hoti hain.
Ye Scam Kaise Kaam Karta Hai
Buyer ki taraf se scam: Seller ko message aata hai ke buyer "bahar city mein hai" aur courier se pehle advance payment chahiye — jaisi hi payment hoti hai, buyer ghayab ho jata hai. Seller ki taraf se scam: Buyer poora paisa advance mein bhej deta hai, lekin product ya to milta hi nahi, ya jo photo mein dikhaya gaya tha usse bilkul mukhtalif/damaged nikalta hai.
Ek aur common tareeqa hai "fake JazzCash/Easypaisa receipt screenshot" bhejna — buyer keh deta hai "maine paisa bhej diya hai, screenshot dekho", lekin asal mein transaction hui hi nahi hoti.
Khatarnak Nishaniyan
- Buyer/seller cash on delivery ya in-person meeting se inkar kare
- Bohat zyada jaldi machaayi jaye deal close karne ki
- Payment screenshot bheja jaye lekin account mein paisa na aaye
- Product ki price market rate se kaafi kam ho (jo "too good to be true" lage)
Khud Ko Kaise Bachayein
- Jahan tak mumkin ho, cash on delivery ya in-person mein hi deal karein, kisi public jagah par milein.
- Payment receive hone ke baad hi apni bank/wallet app mein khud check karein ke paisa aa gaya — screenshot par bharosa na karein.
- Seller/buyer ka profile check karein — purana account, reviews, aur mutual friends dekhein.
- Bade amount ke liye kabhi bhi 100% advance na dein — kam se kam partial ya COD insist karein.
Agar Aap Shikar Ho Chuke Hain To Kya Karein
- OLX/Facebook par us profile ko turant report karein.
- Agar payment hui hai, apni bank/wallet se transaction details save karein.
- FIA Cyber Crime Wing (1991) par complaint darj karayein.
- Number ko Number Bata par report karein.