{"id":87381,"date":"2025-03-31T23:18:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T17:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/?p=87381"},"modified":"2025-03-31T23:18:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T17:48:21","slug":"market-faces-distress-as-facebook-hawkers-run-scam-sales-people-look-at-us-like-cheaters-and-bargain-shopping-now-feels-like-begging-says-bashir-ah-kinno-a-shop-owner-demanding-government-int","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/31\/market-faces-distress-as-facebook-hawkers-run-scam-sales-people-look-at-us-like-cheaters-and-bargain-shopping-now-feels-like-begging-says-bashir-ah-kinno-a-shop-owner-demanding-government-int\/","title":{"rendered":"Market Faces Distress as Facebook Hawkers Run Scam Sales “People look at us like cheaters, and bargain shopping now feels like begging,” says Bashir Ah. Kinno, a Shop Owner, demanding government intervention"},"content":{"rendered":"

Srinagar, Mar 30:<\/strong>\u00a0Murtaza, a garment shop owner, opens his store at 9:30 a.m. every morning in hopes of attracting customers, especially with Eid around the corner. However, his business has slowed dramatically. Despite having a salesgirl tending to his women\u2019s apparel store, he fears he won\u2019t be able to pay her salary this month due to the lack of foot traffic.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s frustrating,\u201d Murtaza admits. \u201cI\u2019m offering quality products, but these fake sales on Facebook are drawing customers away. These scam artists are ruining my livelihood and that of my staff.\u201d<\/p>\n

The once-bustling markets of Zakura, Hazratbal, Kashmir, are facing a severe downturn as online Facebook hawkers, promoting false sales, are undermining local businesses. Traders from the well-known Goni Khan Market and Zakura, Hazratbal, are expressing their frustration as new scam ads flood social media, luring customers with promises of huge discounts on products, only to deceive them later.<\/p>\n

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