Hyderabad: The ongoing modus operandi in cybercrime, the review and rating is trending and the loss of amount ranges from five figures to seven figures. In one such case in Rachakonda,A private company employee lost `7.4 lakh to cyber fraudsters who offered money for rating five star hotels and restaurants.
The 33-year-old victim from Jawaharnagar was initially was paid Rs 8,250 but he was asked to pay money to move up the rank. Whenever the victim wanted to withdraw money, he was flooded with additional tasks. The scammers provided multiple bank accounts to pay the fee, and returned money and other bank accounts.
to complete the work and take the payment. He completed 21 tasks and paid Rs 7,45,750 in nine transactions before he realised he was defrauded and moved the Rachakonda police. Woman loses Rs 14.
8 L in luxury brand fake sales scam Hyderabad :Cyber fraudsters cheated a 32-year-old IT professional of `14.8 lakh after being lured into a fraudulent part-time job to promote high-end fashion products. The victim was approached on a social messaging site and was offered a promoter for the brand.
The victim agreed and started working on January 16. She received `800 upon registration and was added to a group where she was given links to promote luxury brands on social media. After completing her first task, she was told to invest `10,000, for which she received `5,977.
Encouraged by this, she invested `18,580 next and received `37,800 in return. As the scheme progressed, the.