Graphic designer falls for crypto scheme, loses ₹ 2.75L
A 26-year-old graphic designer was duped by cyber fraudsters to the tune of Rs2.75 lakh who assured her to double her investment returns via cryptocurrency.
Aditi Sahani, a resident of Shivaji Park, Dadar, received a message on her WhatsApp on December 24, which said about a part-time job offer where after every assignment, one would be paid between Rs1,000-5,000. She was then suggested to download the Telegram app.
In her statement to the Shivaji Park police, Sahani said that she was welcomed by a profile named ‘Aurora’ who explained the job and asked her to provide her details. They sent her Rs178, as the first pay. The complainant was then added to a group ‘Formal Employee Group’ on which a link was sent addressing her and her task was to click the link, take a screenshot and send it back to them.
Complainant made a total profit of `4,48,000 through investment on a fake website
They then asked her to invest money in cryptocurrency and assured her of double returns. Yet another link was sent to her which opened a website which said “token exchange”, she was asked to transfer money on it, and she did Rs55,000.
Two days later, she was given another task, that she fulfilled. They asked her to invest more on token exchange, she paid Rs1,20,000 and the total “profit” on the website suggested up to Rs3,20,000. Her projected score kept increasing, and she made yet another transaction of
Rs1 lakh. Now the total profit, the website said, was up to Rs4,48,000.
She planned to withdraw her profit but failed to get it. Realising that she was duped, the woman then immediately registered an online complaint with the Cyber Crime.