More people in Bahrain lose money ordering food online

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com  

Many more have lost hundreds of Bahraini dinars to scammers after ordering burgers online, it is learnt.

This follows The Daily Tribune published a report on Bahrain resident Manesh who clicked a link to buy a burger from a top global brand only to realise that BD600 had been deducted from his bank account.

The Daily Tribune yesterday received a phone call from a Bahrain resident, who lost BD799 to scammers.

“I have been regularly ordering burgers online.

And I never thought I would be losing BD799 this way.

“I have complained with the bank and they have frozen my account.

“I am unsure as to whether I will get the money back or not.”

Those jumping at the mind-boggling offers are landing in shock after clicking away all their savings.

People who lost money say they got trapped by advertisements posted on social media.

Such sites are so original that one could hardly notice any difference.

Products also display the prices and pictures as in the original websites.

The website, however, has a slightly different address, which even regular customers had failed to notice.

Manesh came to know about the depth of the scam when he shared his ordeal with his friends, who also told the same tale.

Tribune had earlier reported about the rise of online fraud in Bahrain.