My Sister Got Scammed by an Instagram Clothing Page – Help Me Teach Them a Lesson

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January 21, 2025 at 7:12 pm

My sister recently fell victim to a scam run by an Instagram page selling women’s clothing. Here’s what happened:

She came across a product she liked on their Instagram account and contacted them via their WhatsApp number. They asked her to pay ₹900 for the product, which she did. Afterward, they claimed a ₹290 “custom charge” would apply due to a “new policy.” My sister, being the kind and trusting person she is, paid that too. Then they asked her to order another product worth ₹700 to “remove” the custom charge and ensure delivery of both items.

In total, she paid ₹1,800, but nothing was delivered. She kept following up with them, and after 15 days of no resolution, she finally told me about it today because she felt embarrassed.

The money isn’t a big issue for me, I will make some story and pay her back from my own pocket. but the stress and emotional toll it caused her is heartbreaking. My sister is a simple woman who believes in the goodness of people. This incident has shaken her trust in others, and I can’t let this go.

I want to make these scammers regret targeting innocent people like my sister. I don’t care about getting the money back. What I care about is holding them accountable and protecting others from falling into their trap.

Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/designer_kart?igsh=bXZmbGxkMWswbXFx
WhatsApp number: 09779392991

I’m seeking advice from this community on how we can teach them a lesson?

I want to stand up for my sister. Please share your suggestions. I am ready to put money for this. I just want them to understand they messed up with wrong sister.

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[Jigneshpanda592]

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January 21, 2025 at 7:37 pm

If she paid via a credit card, you could request a charge back.

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[User_2230891e]

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January 21, 2025 at 7:40 pm

It was a UPI transaction.

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[Jigneshpanda592]

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January 21, 2025 at 7:41 pm

forget about it then. Accept it and be in peace.

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[User_2230891e]

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January 21, 2025 at 7:44 pm

She made peace with it. Its been 15 days. But i am not able to let it go. It hurt her so It’s disturbing me now.

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[User_2230891e]

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January 21, 2025 at 7:45 pm

They are using a bank account to do fraudulent activities, is there any way to freeze that account? Just wondering

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[Jigneshpanda592]

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January 21, 2025 at 7:48 pm

I don’t have that much idea.🫠

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[User_ba251271]

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January 21, 2025 at 8:21 pm

bro submit a complaint against these people in the cyber security department. If you don’t know how to do that there is a video on YouTube by labor law advisor that will tell you how to file a complaint.

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[User_7562aa5b]

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January 22, 2025 at 1:47 am

Raise a dispute on the trsanction
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Other party had to produce a receipt signed by you
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Or you can just say money was wrongly transfered to your bank

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[User_80bba4e4]

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January 22, 2025 at 4:02 am

Noting would happen..that’s why we should buy from genuine sellers.

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[Indiandude2263]

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January 22, 2025 at 6:48 am

from next time COD kro. i am not sure what you can do. maybe get their address or send them a legal notice. (may cost more than the price you paid) or you can do this [https://help.instagram.com/396314741132037](https://help.instagram.com/396314741132037)

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[Indiandude2263]

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January 22, 2025 at 6:50 am

create a fake lawyer profile on insta, post some thing there to make it look like genuined profile and after a month contact them via insta to refund the money or get sued(maybe send a legal notice generate by chatgpt or whatsapp AI)

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