Online job fraud costs Puthuvype man over Rs 10 lakh; probe underway

KOCHI: First they win your trust by remunerating you for online jobs, that also involve gradually increasing payments from one’s end, before falling silent after a large transfer. This is primarily the modus operandi of perpetrators of online cheating. Last year, which saw a huge spike in a number of incidents of internet fraud also saw swindlers taking to newer methods to deceive gullible people.

The ordeal of a 34-year-old man from Puthuvype began after he expressed interest in an online promotion job advertised on Telegram in December. He is now running from pillar to post to retrieve the nearly Rs 10 lakh he was cheated of.

According to a complaint lodged with Njarakkal police, he lost Rs 10,07,668. The complainant, a graduate, opted for the online part-time job to earn additional income.