A 21 Year Old Delhiite Cheated Amazon for Rs 50 Lakh, But How?

A few months ago, when a 21-year-old from Delhi conned Amazon out of lakhs of rupees by claiming fraudulent refunds. Shivam Chopra reportedly bought over 166 expensive smartphones on the ecommerce portal between April and May this year, and then demanded refunds saying he received empty boxes each time.

According to Delhi police, who just arrested Chopra, he made a profit of nearly Rs 50 lakh in that one month before Amazon wised up and notified the authorities. According to media reports, Chopra was unable to keep a string of jobs in the hotel management field, and was unemployed in March when he came up with his scheme. He ordered two phones as an initial test and claimed refunds on them, which he received. Chopra then went on to make hundreds of similar purchases on Amazon, of Apple, Samsung, and OnePlus devices. 

When Amazon realised that they were being cheated, the comapny decided to take a legal action and handed over the case to police to deal with it. After a few months of investigation, the police caught the culprit and they also managed to seize 19 mobile phones, Rs. 12 lakh cash and 40 bank passbooks and cheque books from him. The police has also arrested a shopkeeper who used to supply him pre-activated SIM cards for Rs. 150 each.