In an incident of online fraud, an accountant from Maharashtra’s capital city Mumbai was duped of Rs 7.23 lakh by cyber fraudsters. The complaint has been registered with NM Joshi Marg police. The alleged fraud took place on Monday. The victim has been identified as 27-year-old Payal Dolasia.
Dolasia received a link on her mobile phone when she was in her office in Lower Parel. The link had a part-time job offer, reported The Free Press Journal. As per the job offer, the victim could earn money by subscribing to YouTube channels. The message also contained YouTube links.
As per the report, Dolasia subscribed to the YouTube channels and received Rs 120 in her account. The victim was then asked to send a screenshot of the subscribed YouTube accounts. The Cyber Fraudsters gave her a ‘job code’. They also asked her to send it to a Telegram account.
The cyber crooks demanded her bank details to transfer money to her account. They transferred the money in a series of financial transactions for completing certain tasks. However, they later duped her of 7,23,889 in four transactions.
Upon realising that she was cheated by the fraudster, Dolasia approached the police. On the basis of her complaint, the police registered an FIR against the cyber fraudsters under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Information and Technology Act. A detailed investigation has been launched into the matter.