NoBroker defrauds customer of Rs. 45,000 in Hyderabad property scam
HYDERABAD MAIL NETWORK
Hyderabad: The No Broker website defrauded a man by withholding his Rs.45,000 token payment, which was meant for purchasing a property.
Karthik, an IT professional, has claimed that NoBroker had misled him in a fraudulent property transaction, resulting in a loss of Rs. 45,000.
While speaking to Hyderabad Mail, Karthik said he found a property listed on the NoBroker website and expressed interest. A relationship manager from NoBroker assured him of facilitating the transaction, claiming to represent the property owner, who was purportedly abroad.
Karthik detailed his experience, stating that a field relationship manager arranged a hurried inspection of the flat, allowing only ten minutes for evaluation despite prolonged waiting times. Subsequently, the NoBroker representative pressured him to make a token payment of Rs. 45,000 to visit the property and to delist the property from others’ viewing. Karthik insisted on the official website for the transaction and paid through NoBroker.
“After paying the token amount,” Karthik said, “I attempted to verify the property’s legitimacy by requesting documentation from the supposed owner, who demanded an additional advance of Rs. 35 lakhs for processing documents. Suspicious of the transaction’s authenticity, I declined and sought a refund of my token amount.”
Upon requesting the refund, Karthik alleged that the NoBroker relationship manager became unresponsive despite repeated attempts to contact them via email. His efforts to clarify the situation and retrieve his funds have thus far been unsuccessful.
As of now, Karthik has not filed a case against NoBroker at the police station.
