Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru (MS)
Bengaluru, Oct 29: A professor was fleeced of Rs 5.2 lac by online fraudsters on the pretext of getting him a part=time job.
Amit, professor of an engineering college on Sarjapura Road is the victim. He got an advertisement of work from home on his WhatsApp. In the advertisement it was informed that he could earn Rs 5,000 to 7,000 per day by canvassing on Youtube channels. Amit, who got attracted by the offer, contacted the fraudsters who sent the advertisement.
The fraudsters said that the scheme is a prepaid one and asked Amit to join their Telegram group. They also sent him the link. Later, they removed Amit from the WhatsApp group.
Amit agreed to all the conditions and joined the Telegram group and sent Rs 1,000 in advance. He got Rs 1500. Amit in return. He was so elated that he sent Rs 5.22 lac with the expectation of getting returns of more than Rs 10 lac.
As soon as Amit invested Rs 5.22 lac, he was removed from the Telegram group. Later Amit could not contact them.
A dejected Amit has registered a complaint with cyber crime police of the city.