PUNE: Five people — four women and a man — lost Rs 32.6 lakh collectively in separate online task frauds. Three cases have been registered with the Chakan, Wakad and Sahakarnagar police.
Three of the victims hailed from Chakan, while one each was from Wakad and Dhankawadi.
The Chakan police officer told TOI that three victims, including two women, lost Rs 16.70lakh in online task frauds.“All of them were contacted by a person over the phone who offered them part-time jobs on October 11. They were told to complete online tasks such as liking videos on a video sharing platform. They initially got money. Later, they were told to transfer money for prepaid tasks. A female victim of the fraud transferred Rs 4.98 lakh, and another woman transferred Rs 3.89 lakh. The male victim, however, transferred Rs 7.83 lakh to different bank accounts. All of them ended up losing the money,” the officer explained.
The case in Wakad has a 35-year-old victim, who is working with a locking systems company. He lost Rs 7.87 lakh to the crooks, the police said.
The modus operandi for the frauds was similar to the case above. The fraud happened in May of this year. The victim filed a complaint with the cyberpolice, and after a preliminary probe, the Wakad police have registered the case. Additionally, a shopkeeper from Balajinagar in Dhankawadi fell prey to the online fraud in September this year.
According to the Sahakarnagar police, the man lost Rs 8.03 lakh on the promise of greater returns and commissions by performing online tasks such as writing reviews.
Three of the victims hailed from Chakan, while one each was from Wakad and Dhankawadi.
The Chakan police officer told TOI that three victims, including two women, lost Rs 16.70lakh in online task frauds.“All of them were contacted by a person over the phone who offered them part-time jobs on October 11. They were told to complete online tasks such as liking videos on a video sharing platform. They initially got money. Later, they were told to transfer money for prepaid tasks. A female victim of the fraud transferred Rs 4.98 lakh, and another woman transferred Rs 3.89 lakh. The male victim, however, transferred Rs 7.83 lakh to different bank accounts. All of them ended up losing the money,” the officer explained.
The case in Wakad has a 35-year-old victim, who is working with a locking systems company. He lost Rs 7.87 lakh to the crooks, the police said.
The modus operandi for the frauds was similar to the case above. The fraud happened in May of this year. The victim filed a complaint with the cyberpolice, and after a preliminary probe, the Wakad police have registered the case. Additionally, a shopkeeper from Balajinagar in Dhankawadi fell prey to the online fraud in September this year.
According to the Sahakarnagar police, the man lost Rs 8.03 lakh on the promise of greater returns and commissions by performing online tasks such as writing reviews.