Hyderabad, Oct. 23 -- Cyber Crimes Wing Cyberabad has advised people to be wary of 'army men' on OLX, Quikr and other online websites. The Twitter handle of the same on Saturday cautioned individuals and said, "people posing as army men are duping buyers across India on OLX and other websites."

The fraudsters generally posing as army or paramilitary personnel, contact the person who is trying to sell a product on OLX, Quikr or other websites. Once both the parties lock a deal on to a certain price, the fraudster claims that he/she is posted in some inaccessible area of the country and hence, can neither come to take the physical delivery nor can they pay the money in cash. They gain the trust of the buyer by cashing in on some non-existe...