CHENNAI: A woman who tried to retrieve Rs 76 which she had paid to buy

online ended up paying another Rs 40,000 after a man conned her over the phone.

Police said Priya Agarwal, of Sowcarpet, placed the order which got cancelled automatically. She then went online and searched the food aggregator's 'customer care number'. She rang up a mobile believing it to be

and registered her grievance.

The man promised to resolve her issue and asked her to pay Rs 5,000 saying he could not transfer Rs 76 as refund as it was a very small amount. After she made the payment, he told her that he had not received the payment. He made her initiate several payments totalling Rs 40,000, police said. The woman later approached the

police and lodged a complaint. Investigations are on.