The first thing that pops up in our mind when moving from one city to another is packers and
movers, who will do everything from packing, taking your household goods from one place to
another. But as people started using these
services more, fake website giving these services have increased. Recently, a 30-year-old,
Shiuli Das, a media professional, fell prey to such fake website. Das had recently moved to
Mumbai from Delhi.
According to
a report in Indian Express, cops said that there are many fake websites created by a
gang, under the name of a well-known movers and packers company- Agarwal Packers and Movers-
through which they take on clients and
steal their household goods. Das had planned to move from Delhi to Mumbai earlier this
month. So, to shift her household goods and her car, on April 4, she googled Agarwal Packers
and Movers. After that, she clicked on the
very first advertisement on the webpage.
Shiuli Das told Indian Express, "I
called up the number mentioned on the website. A man who identified himself as Sandeep
answered the phone. We negotiated the deal and
he told us the goods would reach Mumbai on the same day we land."
Day after that
conversation a group of men came to their house with small tempo and identified themselves
as the employees of Agarwal Packers and Movers.
As this was the first time when Das was using such services, Shiuli didn't think much, but
did notice few things such as they had brought small tempo and even didn't bring bubble wrap
to cover the goods. The couple arrived
in Mumbai on April 6 and called up Sandeep to check when their household goods were
arriving. After which he told them that their goods will be delivered by April 9, and later
told them that their goods will arrive on 13-14
April. After which the number was disconnected and their goods never arrived. The men took a
48-inch television set, clothes, utensils, a playstation, microwave and several original
documents, among other things.
Das again googled up Agarwal Packers and Movers again, and was shocked to discover
that the website they selected was not the original. Das then approached Mayur Vihar police
in Delhi, and police called up Sandeep,
which was not answered. After police called Sandeep's number, he called Das back and assured
that they will receive their goods in next few days. When asked why his phone was switched
off, Sandeep said that he was out of town.
After a few days, when the goods arrived they were in a bad condition, and the couple had to
give their four-wheeler car for servicing.
Station House Officer at Mayur Vihar
police station Deepak Kumar told Indian Express,
that several such complaints were registered in police stations across Delhi.
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