Tarun Karthick
Sri Vijaya Puram, 30 October 2024
A complaint regarding an online financial fraud incident has been filed with the Cyber Crime Police Station by a resident of Chakkargaon, Port Blair. The complainant alleges that she was scammed out of ₹53,000 through a deceptive work-from-home advertisement encountered on Facebook.
According to the complaint, on September 19, 2024, she responded to an advertisement promoting a lucrative work-from-home opportunity. The ad directed her to a WhatsApp contact number. Intrigued, the complainant engaged with the advertiser, who claimed that she could earn a substantial income by simply rating online videos.
To initiate the process, the fraudster requested an initial payment and directed the complainant to join a Telegram channel. Following the instructions, the individual transferred ₹2,000 to a UCO Bank account. After completing the assigned task, she received ₹5,000 in her bank account, which further encouraged her to invest more money into purported high-return tasks.
The complainant then transferred an additional ₹3,000 to a Kotak Mahindra Bank account but reported that no profit was credited to her. The scammer continued to solicit more funds, resulting in further transfers of ₹12,000 and ₹36,000 to different bank accounts, yet no returns were received.
Realising she has fallen victim to a scam, the complainant promptly reported the incident on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal.
A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered by the Cyber Crime Police Station of Andaman and Nicobar Police, against the unknown fraudster involved in this case.
