After loan scam, fraudsters from China now bring investment apps

HYDERABAD: Chinese fraudsters, infamous for their loan apps, are back in business. They have now floated investment apps through their former employees and duped people.

Over 80 investment fraud cases have been registered in the past few months in Hyderabad alone. Police arrested two Indians last week who were working for the Chinese racketeers based abroad.

The latest modus operandi is to send bulk SMSes to people offering part-time work-from-home opportunities with an MNC with an assured daily earning of between Rs 1,000 and Rs 3,000, Cyberabad ACP K Balakrishna Reddy said.

“A click on the link in the SMS leads the victim to get in touch with the fraudsters, who will ask them to register on a website or an app through Telegram.