From the very start, the person had harboured scepticism towards the company in question. They had previously come across an article about Swati Bhargava, the co-founder of the company, on Yourstory.com, which piqued their interest. However, it wasn’t until their friends started sharing their own negative experiences with CashKaro, complaining about difficulties in obtaining refunds or cashback, that the person began to take notice. Initially, they had disregarded these claims, but their perspective changed when they personally fell victim to the deceptive practices of this dubious company.
Having once believed that the involvement of Ratan Tata, a renowned industrialist, in the company was an assurance of its credibility, the person and others gradually reached the conclusion that CashKaro was, in fact, a massive scam that required a thorough investigation and the apprehension of those responsible.
As the person delved deeper into their research and scoured online sources, their conviction grew stronger. They stumbled upon numerous eye-opening facts, articles, and pieces of evidence that painted a disturbing picture. It became apparent that Swati Bhargava had constructed a false and fabricated online presence, investing heavily in her public relations machinery to deceive unsuspecting individuals. In this article, the person intended to present and share these revelations, providing a comprehensive reference for their readers.
CashKaro has terrible reviews all over the internet
226 reviews on Trustpilot, the majority of which are negative.
Have a look at what people have been saying on Trustpilot –
There are tons and tons of reviews, just on this site, its impossible to attach every screenshot here, so i urge you all to please visit the links that i will be posting below, so you can go to the site and see for yourself.
They have been scamming and duping people since almost half a decade, probably ever since they were incorporated and they are continuing to even now. Absolutely shameless and pathetic.
Have a look at some of the old reviews i saw –
Complaints on CashKaro Facebook Page
Their own Facebook page is flooded with negative reviews and complaints. All people have similar complaints, only the platform varies.
So until now I only had my focus on the financial frauds, scams and crimes that Cashkaro was committing, but I came across a review that made me search deeper around data leaks by Cashkaro.
Swati Bhargava leaks and sells confidential personal data
The security research team at Safety Detectives had uncovered yet another data leak of 2 TB hosted on an Elastic Server. Affecting savvy shoppers in both India and the U.K., sister sites Pouringpounds.com and Cashkaro.com – both of which belong to Pouring Pounds Ltd. – have provided the dark web with yet another source of full PII and account access to up to 3.5 million individuals.
Head of Research, Anurag Sen, and team found that the cashback and voucher websites Cashkaro.com and Pouringpounds.com have both made available key details about their active users:
The leak on the Pouringpounds.com database includes data related to PouringPounds users, such as:
- Full names,
- Phone numbers,
- Email addresses,
- Login credentials to the platform
- Username
- Plaintext password
- Bank details linked to the account from the site
- Emails from Pouringpounds to their users,
- IP addresses
As well as Cashkaro.com’s user, including:
- Full names,
- Phone numbers,
- Email addresses,
- Login credentials to the platform
- Username
- Plaintext password
- Bank details linked to the account from the site
- Account holder name
- Bank name
- Branch
- Account number
- IFSC code
- Bank account-related password (we cannot be certain what it is used for, but unencrypted passwords are being linked with the bank details)
- Emails from Pouringpounds to their users,
- IP addresses
Swati Bhargava refuses all claims of Data Leak despite all evidence
Even though a reputable company did a thorough investigation, Swati Bhargava was still able to cover it all up by getting fake, untrue, and positive articles written about her and her business. She needs to realize that you can’t bury and buy everything with money.
Her investors, her existing clients and her partners need to realise who and what they are associated with and dealing with. Swati Bhargava needs to be exposed and CashKaro needs to be shut down. If any of you, I am sure there must be hundreds if not thousands, who have been duped, please do share your story, evidence and complaint against CashKaro in the comments below. Also, do share this article as much and warn your friends about this fraudulent company run by a shady CEO named Swati Bhargava.
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