As online shopping takes off, cases of fraud tick up

Fake social networking accounts are scamming customers in the absence of measures to control the anomalies.

When Sujata Sharma stumbled on the profile of an online store on Instagram a month ago, she was delighted. The store, called Nancy Fashion operating out of Shivalaya Chowk in Pokhara, was offering trendy clothes at a price much lower than what physical stores would charge. Moreover, the page, which had 25,000 followers, said the store delivered goods throughout the country for minimal charges.