Pune task fraud: Cyber criminals siphon ₹19.10 crore in 8 months

In the last eight months, as many as 187 cases of task fraud totalling ₹19.10 crore have been registered at the cybercrime police station, stated a data released by police officials. At least 55 FIRs have been filed

Explaining the modus operandi, officials stated that the victims receive a message on their WhatsApp asking them to register for an online task where they are promised a payment of ₹2,000 to ₹3,000 for liking a video on YouTube. The victim is asked to send the screenshot of the liked video and the amount is then credited. They are then asked to invest more if they want to receive money. The victim in their greed for more money invests their sum but doesn’t get any return as the scamters trick them by saying that they have not met with the compliance mechanism. Then the victim is asked to deposit more money to get back the invested money and lose lakhs of rupees in the scam, informed cyber police sleuths.