Work From Home Scam: Delhi Police has arrested four people, exposing a big work-form-home scam. These accused are accused of cheating more than 17 lakh rupees from a person. This gang used to trap people through social media by pretending attractive online job offers and then used to get entangled in the forgery related to cryptocurrency.
How was it revealed?
According to the police, on May 27, a young man lodged a complaint that he was offered to earn money in exchange for reviewing the website. Initially, he got 50 rupees for every review, so that he found this scheme real. But then he was asked to do prepaid crypto transactions by luring him more earnings. Gradually, the thugs deposited him with many excuses and cheated a total of Rs 17.49 lakh.
Who are the accused?
Those arrested have been identified as Ankur Mishra (22), Kratrath (21), Vishwas Sharma (32) and Ketan Mishra (18). Police investigation revealed that Rs 5 lakh was transferred from the complainant’s account to a private bank account which was named after Ankur Mishra. He was identified based on bank and CCTV footage.
Where was this gang spread?
Technical investigation revealed that this network of fraud was not limited to Delhi, but was also active in cities like Lucknow, Agra, Bhopal and Shivpuri. The four accused were arrested after the police raids at all these places.
How did you do money laundering?
According to DCP Amit Goyal, this gang used to rotate money through many bank accounts so that it could not be traced. In the end, this amount was converted into cryptocurrency like USDT (TETHER) so that the eyes of bank and investigative agencies could be avoided. At present, the police is busy finding other members of the gang and the location of money.
Keep yourself safe like this
- In any job offer, if too much money is being received for very little work, then become cautious.
- If you see repeated types or mistakes in email or job posting, then it cannot be a professional company.
- If the job details are unclear or the responsibilities of the work are not clear, then stay away from that offer.
- The one who asks for money in the name of registration, training or software before joining the job.
- Always check whether the company has a valid office address, phone number and online appearance.
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