Work From Home Fraud

Work from Home or Part-time job scams contribute to highest number of cyber crimes reported in the country followed by illegal lending apps in 2023, as per the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), a part of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

A man was duped of more than Rs 25 lakh by fraudsters who approached him on a social media platform with work from home "job offer" asking him to give five-star ratings to links sent to him, the Gurugram Police said on Tuesday.

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.

Work from Home or Part-time job scams contribute to highest number of cyber crimes reported in the country followed by illegal lending apps in 2023, as per the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), a part of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

A man was duped of more than Rs 25 lakh by fraudsters who approached him on a social media platform with work from home "job offer" asking him to give five-star ratings to links sent to him, the Gurugram Police said on Tuesday.

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.