A Malad resident was cheated by an old goods website customer to the tune of Rs 85,500 where the customer, instead of paying for a sofa set, made the complainant pay the amount.

According to the Malad police, the complainant, identified as Saideep Tulsidharan, 31, is a resident of Link Road in Malad West. He had posted an advertisement on the website to sell his sofa set on June 5. On June 7, Tulsidharan got a call from someone who identified himself as Pradeep Barela and said he was a resident of Mira Road. Barela agreed to purchase the sofa set for Rs 7,500.