Cyber criminals defraud tax consultant of Rs. 11 lakh in online job scam
According to the police, a tax consultant from Thane district in Maharashtra lost over ₹11 lakh in a scam where three cyber fraudsters, including two women, tricked him by offering part-time online jobs. The victim, who resides in the Rambaug area of Kalyan, filed a complaint which led to a case being registered at the Mahatma Phule Chowk police station under the Information Technology (IT) Act. The fraudsters were identified as Priya Sharma, Devi, and Bharat. Priya pretended to be a representative of an international advertisement company and contacted the victim from an overseas number, while the other two contacted him through a social messaging app. The trio initially paid the victim a small amount of money for completing online tasks, but later asked him to join Telegram app groups and pay ₹11,31,200 with the promise of good returns. When the victim asked for his returns, the fraudsters began avoiding him. Realizing he had been deceived, the victim reported the incident to the police and filed a complaint.
