Tarun Karthick
Campbell Bay, 05 May 2024
A 33-year-old resident of Brookshabad, Port Blair, has filed a written complaint with the Cyber Crime Police Station in Port Blair regarding an online fraud scheme she fell victim to.
In her complaint, the victim detailed how she was randomly added to a WhatsApp group named “Community” on April 30, 2024. She received a message in the group containing a URL leading to a YouTube channel allegedly belonging to Mumbai Indians cricket team. Upon subscribing to the channel, she was redirected to a Telegram group called “9147 HCL Software Task Group.”
Members of this group instructed her to complete various tasks such as giving reviews and sharing screenshots in exchange for cash rewards. The victim was then asked to contact a receptionist and the receptionist insisted her to share her personal bank details. Upon completing the tasks, she received Rs. 300 in her bank account as cashback.
Subsequently, the victim was added to another Telegram group called “VIP Group. In this group, she was encouraged to invest further for increased profits.
On April 30, 2024, the Victim transferred Rs. 2,000 to a provided UPI ID and received Rs. 3,000 as cashback. She was then asked to invest Rs. 90,000 for even higher returns, which she transferred in two transactions on May 1, 2024. Further, in the group she received a task for Rs. 3,00000. She transferred Rs. 3,00000 through NEFT. However, after completing the tasks and attempting to withdraw her funds, she was informed of an error and asked to send Rs. 9,00,000 to rectify it.
Trusting the fraudsters, the victim transferred the requested amount on May 2, 2024. However, she soon realized she had fallen victim to a scam when she was asked for an additional Rs. 10,00,000 to release her funds. In total, she had lost Rs. 12,92,000 to the fraudulent scheme.
The victim then lodged a complaint through the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) on May 2, 2024.
She has urged the authorities to take necessary legal action against the fraudsters involved in the scam.
The same thing has happened to me on a huger amount of loss a week back of this incident. There’s no progress on my case yet. This has to be acted upon as it has been going on with lots of people, if anyone needs help or can help me on this please contact me.