The fraud began through a message on the Whatsapp messaging service. (Representational)
A Karnataka native was allegedly duped of more than Rs 8 lakh on the pretext of a work-from-home opportunity that involved subscribing to a YouTube channel, police here said on Thursday.
According to a complaint filed by Saritha S, a native of Karnataka who lives in the Sector 43 area, she received a WhatsApp message regarding an opportunity to earn money through work from home.
As per the message, the initial proposal was to only subscribe to a YouTube channel and get Rs 50 per subscription. The sender posed as Yusfat, assistant manager, HR of Aidnet global marketing company.
"I subscribed to two channels; I got a call from the receptionist Laila who asked me to share my Telegram ID. When I messaged Laila on Telegram, she subscribed to some other channels and paid Rs 150. Then I was added to a Telegram group having 180 members. All these people were performing some task," she said.
Lalia told the woman that she will earn profit for completing tasks assigned to her.
The complainant said she was cheated of Rs 8.20 lakh via those tasks and did not earn any profit.
An FIR was registered against the unknown accused under sections 419 (cheating by impersonation) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at cybercrime, Manesar police station on Wednesday.
Police said the investigation is underway.
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