Navi Mumbai: A 27-year-old lady, a software program engineer from Seawoods misplaced ₹3.3 lakh to cyber fraudsters in ‘YouTube Likes’ fraud. The sufferer was promised ₹50 per like on YouTube movies that have been despatched to her.
Initially, the fraudsters paid a small quantity as an revenue. However later, they requested to first make a fee to finish a activity and get the revenue and funding each collectively.
Fraudster approached sufferer via WhatsApp
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In keeping with the complainant, the cyber fraudster approached her via a WhatsApp message concerning further revenue by simply liking movies of Youtubers.
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The complainant preferred three movies and ₹150 was deposited in her checking account within the first week of February. Later, she requested to pay ₹1000 for registration and she or he instantly obtained again ₹1300 to her checking account. She was then added to a Telegram group the place there have been 4 members.
The admin of the Telegram group gave ₹3000 per activity to every member of the group. Nonetheless, the admin stated that the fee could be made on the finish of the day. Subsequently, the quantity saved rising and it reached ₹1.5 lakh.
Later she was requested to speculate one other ₹3 lakh. Realising that she was being cheated, she didn’t switch any quantity additional. Nonetheless, she had already transferred ₹3.3 lakh.
She lodged a criticism on the cyber portal and later she was referred to as at NRI Coastal police station to register a criticism. The NRI Coastal police registered a criticism beneath part 66 C and 66 D of the IT Act and began an investigation.
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Revealed on: Friday, March 17, 2023, 07:39 PM IST
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