Hyderabad: Inviting people to rate and review in the name of giving tasks and assignments are often resulting in financial frauds. The victim is duped in the name of part time jobs and given some amount so that they fall into the trap. The scammers then force them into making investments to earn sound returns in double-quick time.In a case registered with Rachakonda Cybercrime, a victim from Keesara was added to a WhatsApp group where he was asked to register and start training. Initially he was given tasks and was paid some amount. Later he was asked to invest for reviewing and giving ratings.In one month, the gullible individual invested Rs 12,57,325 across 17 transactions. The victim got suspicious as there were no credits in his account. He then approached the Rachakonda sleuths and filed a case.Businessmen duped of Rs 16 lakhA businessman approached the Cybercrime wing of Rachakonda commissionerate after he lost Rs 16.4 lakh after receiving one rupee from an unidentified source.The victim is a 49-year-old businessman from Dammaiguda. He filed a complaint with the police after he was duped by scammers. He stated that he received one rupee on a payment gateway app from a person named Harish Agarwal. In no time, there were various transactions on his phone, Overall, Rs 16,44,717 was deducted from his savings and current accounts. The victim later found that he had never downloaded the app. Accessing an app on his phone was the trigger, he felt. Cybercrime wing registered a case and are probing the case.
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