Man duped of ₹72 lakhs on pretext of job
Police said the victim had received a message on Telegram for an online job on February 27, 2023, and the employment offer was from a woman who later connected him with two other suspects after he expressed his interest in the job.
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In Gurugram, a resident was allegedly cheated of more than ₹72 lakhs by cyber fraudsters as they asked him to review and rate the tourist destination on the internet, said police officials on Friday.
During the investigation, police found that the victim is identified as Akshay Yadav, (35), a resident of Gurugram Sector 3, according to a report published by Hindustan Times.
Police said the victim had received a message on Telegram for an online job on February 27, 2023, and the employment offer was from a woman who later connected him with two other suspects after he expressed his interest in the job.
The cop stated that the suspects had offered Akshay Yadav ₹3,000 to ₹4,000 per day for reviewing and rating the tourist destinations. The suspects have not been arrested yet.
“The fraudsters had created a fake webpage of a travel agency and asked him to register on the same. When he completed his registration process along with bank details, the suspects immediately transferred ₹1,200 to his bank account as an incentive," police said as quoted by HT.
Police said that the victim was also paid ₹2.1 lakh as an incentive for the work he has done. Later, they started asking Akshay to transfer money to their bank accounts as an investment for future repayments with more incentives.
The officer added by the time he realized that he was a victim of cyber fraud, it was too late.
Police registered an FIR against unidentified suspects under Section 419 (cheating by personation) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Cyber Crime (east) police station.
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