29-Year-Old Bhayandar Woman Duped Of ₹2.39 Lakh In Online Part-Time Job Scam

Mira-Bhayandar: A 29-year-old woman from Bhayandar who is employed with a business software development services firm became the latest target of cyber crooks who cheated her of more than Rs 2.39 lakh with fake promises of attractive commissions for online-like submission tasks on a part-time basis.

About The Case

Notably, the cyber-crooks emptied the bank account of the victim within a span of just 24 hours. In her statement to the police, the complainant said that she received a message on her WhatsApp number from an unidentified sender with an offer of a part-time job which envisaged submission of likes and reviews to links recommended by them, which would fetch her commissions for each completed task.

In an apparent bid to win her trust, the crooks deposited Rs 1,200 as earnings for the tasks she completed during the initial stages. She was later added to a telegram group and lured to earn higher profits in prepaid tasks.

The complainant fell for the trap and ended up depositing more than Rs 2.39 lakh through nine online transfers to various virtual payment addresses (VPA) within a span of just 24 hours. However, she neither got back her investment nor any profit, following which lodged a complaint at the Navghar police station in Bhayandar. 

An offence under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and the Information Technology Act has been registered against cyber crooks. Further investigations were on.