One arrested in Rs 28 lakh task job fraud | Mumbai News – Times of India
MUMBAI: The West Region cyber police have apprehended a crucial member of a fraud gang from West Bengal who deceived Rs 28 lakh belonging to a marketing manager of a private bank in Pali Hill, Bandra. The gang member, identified as Bishnu Das (24), enticed the victim with a task job that involved writing reviews on Google Maps and marking them as favorites on a specific website.The fraudster promised to double the victim’s money in return for completing the task and duped her.
The complainant alleged that on November 24 last year, she received a WhatsApp message from an individual named Devika, claiming to be from Upgrowth Digital LLP India. Devika offered the victim a task job to earn extra money, which involved writing reviews on Google Maps for a company and marking it as a favorite place. Initially, the complainant received Rs 150 per review, and Devika gained her trust. Later, Devika provided the complainant with the address of a Telegram user named Ayesha for further work.
“Initially after the complainant sent her link and asked her to open them and mark the location as favorite place for which she received Rs 150 per review. Devika won the trust of the complainant and sent her the address of a Telegram user for further work. ”said an officer.
Ayesha gave the complainant another task, which was prepaid. Ayesha sent some money to the victim’s bank account and informed her that after completing the task, she would receive a 30 to 40 percent return on her investment. Anika, another fraudster, sent the victim a link to fill out her KYC and other details, along with a password. Initially, the victim was asked to deposit Rs 15,000 in the provided account. Between November 25 and November 27, following the instructions of Ayesha and Anika, the complainant transferred Rs 28.35 lakhs from her bank account. Although her task account showed earnings of Rs 31.54 lakhs, it was only visible on the internet, and the victim was unable to withdraw the money. When the complainant contacted Ayesha and Anika, she was told to redo the task and pay again, raising her suspicions and prompting her to approach the Cyber police.
The Cyber police registered an FIR under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including cheating, forgery, breach of trust, and criminal conspiracy, as well as the Information Technology Act. During the investigation, the police traced the bank account to West Bengal and, with the assistance of the local police, arrested Das and brought him to Mumbai for further investigation.
The complainant alleged that on November 24 last year, she received a WhatsApp message from an individual named Devika, claiming to be from Upgrowth Digital LLP India. Devika offered the victim a task job to earn extra money, which involved writing reviews on Google Maps for a company and marking it as a favorite place. Initially, the complainant received Rs 150 per review, and Devika gained her trust. Later, Devika provided the complainant with the address of a Telegram user named Ayesha for further work.
“Initially after the complainant sent her link and asked her to open them and mark the location as favorite place for which she received Rs 150 per review. Devika won the trust of the complainant and sent her the address of a Telegram user for further work. ”said an officer.
Ayesha gave the complainant another task, which was prepaid. Ayesha sent some money to the victim’s bank account and informed her that after completing the task, she would receive a 30 to 40 percent return on her investment. Anika, another fraudster, sent the victim a link to fill out her KYC and other details, along with a password. Initially, the victim was asked to deposit Rs 15,000 in the provided account. Between November 25 and November 27, following the instructions of Ayesha and Anika, the complainant transferred Rs 28.35 lakhs from her bank account. Although her task account showed earnings of Rs 31.54 lakhs, it was only visible on the internet, and the victim was unable to withdraw the money. When the complainant contacted Ayesha and Anika, she was told to redo the task and pay again, raising her suspicions and prompting her to approach the Cyber police.
The Cyber police registered an FIR under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including cheating, forgery, breach of trust, and criminal conspiracy, as well as the Information Technology Act. During the investigation, the police traced the bank account to West Bengal and, with the assistance of the local police, arrested Das and brought him to Mumbai for further investigation.
