An IT professional from Wakad area of Pimpri Chinchwad city was duped by cyber fraudsters to the tune of ₹18 lakh by luring him to earn extra money by liking YouTube videos. The incident occurred between March 13 to April 6 this year.
According to police, the victim Amar Anil Lomte has filed a police complaint at Wakad police station in this regard.
According to police, the victim was approached by an unknown person via WhatsApp and he promised him ₹50 for liking YouTube content. Later, he was promised to become their prime user and get ₹100 behind per video.
Police said, in order to get some extra money, the victim was trapped in a net laid by the cyber fraudsters. Later, cyber fraudsters asked the victim to join their paid task segment to earn more money.
According to police, he initially got some money by later he eventually invested ₹18.80 lakh in instalments and later came to know that he was duped.
Police said, the victim made three payments to different bank accounts, but never received the VIP benefits promised to him. Furthermore, the fraudsters stopped responding to Lomte’s calls after the money was deposited.
{{/usCountry}}Police said, the victim made three payments to different bank accounts, but never received the VIP benefits promised to him. Furthermore, the fraudsters stopped responding to Lomte’s calls after the money was deposited.
{{/usCountry}}Wakad police have registered a case against unknown individuals and bank account holders, and are currently investigating the case.
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