Hyderabad: Cyber fraudsters dupe man to tune of Rs. 20.3 lakh

According to the cybercrime police, the victim was lured by a WhatsApp message by the scammers who claimed to be executives of a company which specialized in enhancing the click-through rates of Instagram videos.

Hyderabad: Cyber fraudsters duped a man from the city to the tune of Rs 20.3 lakh in the guise of work from home job offer.

According to the cybercrime police, the victim was lured by a WhatsApp message by the scammers who claimed to be executives of a company which specialized in enhancing the click-through rates of Instagram videos.

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The message promised the victim easy work-from- home opportunities, liking Instagram videos, taking screenshots, and submitting them to the scammers in exchange for Rs.150 per like.

Following the instructions, the victim was told to gather videos from a provided link and submit them through Telegram. However, the scammers soon shifted the conversation to cryptocurrency investments, urging the victim to transfer money for purported gains.

After making several transfers, the victim was unable to withdraw the funds from a website linked to the scammers. It was at this point that the victim realized he had been targeted by cybercriminals and promptly filed a complaint to recover his lost funds.

The cybercrime police are investigating.