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Fraud Alert | DHA Lahore 𝐁𝐄𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐌 The woman in red dress and the man wearing a white cap have committed a scam by purchasing a 3-2-1 Sofa Set by agreeing an amount of PKR45,000/- and showing a fake screenshot. The amount is not yet received and the number of the scammer is off now. Full Incident: (Read if interested or willing to help) This woman with black shawl (yes, warm shawl in summers) and red kamiz approached me via OLX and kept negotiating about the price for a few days, but i struck at the originally quoted price of PKR. 45,000/- because I was not in a hurry to sell this sofa. After she agreed for 45k, she kept saying she will be coming to pick up the sofa at least twice before she finally came one day, which is April 19th 2025 at around 9:40 pm. We let them in, and this man & woman checked the sofas briefly and played good cop bad cop where the man said it won't be convenient to pick up the sofa as it was big and was sitting on the 1st floor, while the woman was convincing him to make the purchase as she said she really liked the sofa. Finally they said they're going out to get the loader and left. We were a bit surprised because as outsiders, they didn't ask us (locals) where to find the loader in the vicinity. They came back after around 20 minutes and this woman sat in our lounge for a while where my sister and mother talked to her briefly. She told them she's from johar town, without revealing any further detail. She also said to my mom that she owns a boutique, showed some designs on her phone and said that she'll add her to a WhatsApp group. When asked for the phone number, she said your son has my number. Please note that she used a UK number (+44) throughout this time to negotiate the deal. After the sofa was loaded, the guy put in some details on his phone, the scene is fully recorded as he was in front of the camera with the phones facing the camera. I was standing with him while he pretended to enter details on his bank app. After a bit he turned the phone screen towards me, it showed a loading sign and then a payment confirmation screen of ABL bank app. (In comparison, i found glitches/differences in this screenshot and an original ABL confirmation screen.) The account was my brother's, who was at a rushy place at the time so I couldn't clearly confirm if he received the payment, while this man and woman seemed to be in a hurry so they left. Following this, they ghosted us by bread-crumbing us with few replies every once and now. Until this morning, which is the morning of 20th April, when they finally switched off their number. I know that i am on mistake and should have confirmed payment received before letting them go but this is how people get scammed. I urge you to please beware of this group and their pattern. Also, please feel free to get in touch with me if you spot them anywhere around lahore. OLX Pakistan You should consider implementing strict identity verification methods of the users who buy and sell on your platform. #ScamAlert #ScammerAlert #FraudAlert #FraudAwareness #olxscam #lahorescam #dhalahorescam