Scam Alert: Bengaluru Techie Loses Whopping Rs. 61.5 Lakh on Telegram!
Authorities have recently uncovered another distressing case of online scamming, highlighting the growing prevalence of such fraudulent activities. In this particular incident, a 41-year-old Bengaluru techie fell victim to a fraudster on the Telegram app, losing a staggering sum of Rs. 61.5 lakh. Similarly, Uday Ullas, who received a part-time job offer on Telegram, unknowingly became entangled in this online scam due to his misplaced trust in the fraudsters. For further details on this alarming incident in Bengaluru, read on.
Online Scam in Bengaluru
According to a Deccan Herald report, Ullas, who hails from Bengaluru, is a frequent user of the social media app Telegram. Ullas follows the app to get stock market news and one day he received a part-time job offer on the platform from a user named Suhasini. During the conversation, he was asked to perform certain tasks, after which he received money after completing each task. He completed the tasks through the URL provided by the scammer. The attraction was that Ullas had to invest money and receive sums that exceeded this amount.
In the beginning, Ullas invested Rs.10,000 in the link and he earned an amazing amount of Rs. 20 lakhs. However, much to his dismay, when he wanted to withdraw the amount, the feature was suddenly blocked. Ullas was later informed that the amount was stuck for verification but would be cleared with the payment of Rs 10,000! In a desperate move, Ullas borrowed money from friends to pay the con man.
The scam saga continued and after losing ₹61.5 lakh, Ullas realized that he was being scammed. Soon, a complaint was made to the South CEN police. A case was registered under sections 420 (cheating and dishonestly disposing of property) and 419 (punishment for personal cheating) of the IT Act and the Indian Penal Code.
The authorities are having trouble finding these online fraudsters due to the use of VPN networks, but they have tried to solve the problem and offer justice to Ullas.
