New Delhi, June 15: The Central Bureau of Investigation has alerted to all state/UT police agencies regarding online advance payment scams and use of methanol for counterfeiting hand sanitizers.
Based on inputs received from Interpol, the CBI has issued an alert regarding the proliferation of online advance payment scams.
Such scams involve instances of criminals approaching as vendors of PPE and other protective equipment suppliers related to COVID-19 pandemic and entering business transactions with clients online.
The CBI said that after receipt of payment via bank transfers, the fraudulent vendors do not make any delivery of items.
It also cautioned all the state/UT police agencies about the use of methanol for preparing spurious hand sanitizers.
Instances have been reported in other countries were due to huge demand for hand sanitizers during Covid-19 pandemic, use of methanol was detected to produce counterfeit hand sanitizers. The CBI added that Methanol can be highly toxic and dangerous for the human body.
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