Many from Coimbatore become victims of part time job scam
1 year, 4 months ago

Many from Coimbatore become victims of part time job scam

The Hindu  

More than 50 people from Coimbatore have become victims of a fast spreading scam wherein unknown persons offer online part time job-cum-investment options. The cybercrime police said that educated people, job seekers and even senior citizens have fallen prey to the scam, all because of greed to make a quick buck. He got a part time job offer from an unknown person through WhatsApp in June. “Once a person takes up the part time job and falls into the trap, the handler adds him to a WhatsApp or Telegram group.

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Online fraudsters cheat Coimbatore man of ₹1.14 crore
3 months, 1 week ago

Online fraudsters cheat Coimbatore man of ₹1.14 crore

The Hindu  

The cybercrime police in Coimbatore have launched an investigation after a resident of Vadavalli in the city was cheated of ₹ 1.14 crore by online fraudsters in a part-time job-cum-investment scam. After the complainant took up the part-time job, the fraudsters lured him into investment schemes with profit margins. The complainant transferred a total of ₹1.14 crore to various bank …

Bank manager from Coimbatore duped of ₹48.57 lakh in online scam
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Bank manager from Coimbatore duped of ₹48.57 lakh in online scam

The Hindu  

A bank manager from Coimbatore was duped of ₹48.57 lakh by an unknown person in an online part-time job-cum-investment scam. According to the police, Mr. Krishnaraj works as the manager of a bank in the city. As per the complaint lodged by the bank manager, he received a message regarding part-time jobs from an unidentified person on WhatsApp. According to …

Remote job scam: Fraudsters target Chandimandir-based army officer
1 year ago

Remote job scam: Fraudsters target Chandimandir-based army officer

Hindustan Times  

Cyber criminals tried to dupe an army officer by offering quick money through a remote job of subscribing to YouTube channels. Misra told police that on September 15, he received a WhatsApp message stating that he can earn money while working from home. When he responded to the message, the sender identified herself as Namrata Panchal, working with Brandconn Digital …

Got Part-time Job From Telegram, Deposited Money: How Unemployed Woman From Gujarat Loses Rs 5 Lakh to Cybercrook
1 year ago

Got Part-time Job From Telegram, Deposited Money: How Unemployed Woman From Gujarat Loses Rs 5 Lakh to Cybercrook

News 18  

A 27-year-old unemployed woman in Gujarat’s Kutch district was cheated by cybercriminals for Rs 5 lakh on the pretext of a part-time job during the last two months. The woman, identified as Vaishali Garasia filed a complaint with the Bhuj B Division police station against three Telegram user IDs, reported Times of India. Garasia informed the police that to find …

Engineering graduate tries getting part-time job at IT firm, loses over Rs 12 lakh in online scam
1 year, 2 months ago

Engineering graduate tries getting part-time job at IT firm, loses over Rs 12 lakh in online scam

India Today  

Online scams are on the rise in India. Scammers often approach people on messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram, offering part-time jobs that promise easy money. In a recent case, a woman from Visakhapatnam lost more than Rs 12 lakh when she tried getting a part-time job. Woman loses Rs 12 lakh in fake job offer scam According to a …

Coimbatore cybercrime police recover ₹33.76 lakh lost by people in online scams
1 year, 2 months ago

Coimbatore cybercrime police recover ₹33.76 lakh lost by people in online scams

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore city cybercrime police have recovered more than ₹33 lakh belonging to several persons who lost the money in online scams. According to the cybercrime police, those involved in the scams had transferred the cheated money to different bank accounts in many cases and recovering the lost money involved a lot of work. Altogether, the cybercrime police recovered a …

Police expose fraudsters' conning via online job offers
1 year, 4 months ago

Police expose fraudsters' conning via online job offers

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Bapatla district superintendent of police Vakul Jindal has cautioned people, particularly women, about scams offering part-time online jobs. Giving an example, the SP said within the limits of Vetapalem police station limits, a software employee responded to a part-time job offered through a WhatsApp message. Vakul Jindal said cybercriminals continued to pay modest amounts of money into the software …

WhatsApp scam: Man from Coimbatore gets cheated for Rs 13 lakh after falling for fake job offer
1 year, 6 months ago

WhatsApp scam: Man from Coimbatore gets cheated for Rs 13 lakh after falling for fake job offer

India Today  

India is witnessing a spike in online scams, with many people across the country having lost lakhs of rupees in the past few months after falling for fake lucrative job offers. In a similar case of online job fraud, another man from Pune fell victim to a scam, losing Rs 16.87 lakh. The sender posed as a representative of a …

Online part-time job frauds are the new trend in cybercrime in Bengaluru
1 year, 6 months ago

Online part-time job frauds are the new trend in cybercrime in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

When 30-year-old Surabhi Kulkarni, a private firm employee from Nandini Layout, received a WhatsApp message offering an online part-time job to earn quick money, she replied immediately, thinking of making some extra income through moonlighting. According to the police, Shobha Surendra, 49, from Anandnagar lost ₹20 lakh, while Harish Kumar Hemanth Raju, 36, from Hegganahalli, lost ₹ 3.3 lakh. The …

Part-time job scam: Pune man loses Rs 96 lakh from bank account after scammer offered him part-time job
1 year, 7 months ago

Part-time job scam: Pune man loses Rs 96 lakh from bank account after scammer offered him part-time job

India Today  

The online task scam or part-time job scam is spreading across the country, especially in Pune, Maharashtra. According to a report by Pune Times Mirror, scammers cheated a 56-year-old When the victim agreed to the job, the scammers tried to win his trust and paid him Rs 10,000 as a "welcome bonus" and promised him good returns for assessing corporate …

Pune man loses Rs 8.56 lakh after falling for part-time job scam on Telegram: here is what happened
1 year, 7 months ago

Pune man loses Rs 8.56 lakh after falling for part-time job scam on Telegram: here is what happened

India Today  

We all know how tempting it can be to look for easy ways to earn some extra cash. Cybercriminals are using social media platforms to lure unsuspecting people into paying money for completing simple tasks that are actually fraudulent. According to a report by The Free Press Journal, a man from Wagholi, Pune, was scammed out of Rs 8.56 lakh …

Online part-time job scam cases on the rise in Bengaluru; four cases reported on Friday alone
1 year, 8 months ago

Online part-time job scam cases on the rise in Bengaluru; four cases reported on Friday alone

The Hindu  

On Friday alone, four individuals filed complaints with the city’s cyber crime police that they had been lured by cyber criminals promising part-time jobs online and cheated them of their money. Pawan Kumar Jalwadi, a 34-year-old engineer, complained to the Whitefield Cyber Crime Station on Friday that he was lured by conman who made away with his savings worth ₹12,35,000. …

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