Fraud: Designer loses 40 Lacs to Online Task Fraud, Details

Fraud: In a case reported by TOI and India Today, A recent victim of this online scam was a man from Moraiya, Ahmedabad, who lost Rs 40 lakh to the con artists. Devang Chauhan, a 3D designer, lost Rs 40 lakh after falling for a scam of making quick money. According to reports, Chauhan got a Whatsapp message about part-time employment from an unknown number on April 21. He immediately dialled the number provided to learn more about it. The guy who answered the phone, however, offered him the task of liking and promoting several YouTube videos. Additionally, he assured the victim that he would pay well in exchange for her support of the videos.

Online Task Fraud

The victim disclosed that he was required to pay a pre-arranged amount of Rs. 1,500 before beginning the assignment. But after finishing the first work, he was paid the amount back and given an extra reward of Rs 400. He was paid Rs 1,900 in total, which included the cost of his pre-paid fee as well as the additional income. After making his second payment of Rs 2,050, Chauhan signed up for bigger jobs, but he never received a single rupee in return.

The victim was then presented with more activities that provided better pay after completing some video-liking tasks. They pushed me to take on bigger projects and even set up a website for their business where they listed the tasks I had performed and updated my payment information, the victim added.

The victim accepted the duties, was added as a member of more related Telegram groups, and thought it was real in the hopes of making more money. He ultimately paid about Rs 30 lakh for all of the activities in order to get additional work. He did not, however, get any money into his bank account.

When the victim attempted to withdraw the funds, the con artists stopped his account. The victim then filed a complaint at the police station after realising he had been duped.

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