An optician in Borivli lost Rs 26,000 in the blink of an eye, literally, after falling victim to a unique con recently. The police, too, are baffled by the modus operandi of the accused. After choosing sunglasses worth thousands, the accused, a couple, said they would pay online and the optician even received an SMS that the money was credited to his account. In reality, no transaction had taken place at all.

The accused also went one step ahead as he bought goods worth Rs 23,000 and 'transferred' Rs 26,000 to the optician. He then asked for Rs 3,000 to be returned in cash for transferring the extra amount 'by mistake'. He thus managed to loot victim Bharat Shah of two pairs of Rayban sunglasses and two pairs of Opium sunglasses.

A couple entered Shah's shop Vision 2020 at Blue Star Crystal building, Chamunda circle in Borivli West on November 8. The couple requested the shopkeeper to show them some branded sunglasses. After carefully going through the goods, the duo selected a few glasses of various brands worth Rs 23,000. At checkout, they opted for online payment to which Shah agreed. The couple allegedly transferred the amount on the bank details provided by Shah, who within seconds, received an SMS, supposedly, from his bank saying that Rs 26,000 had been credited to his account.