Hyderabad: If you have a smartphone in hand, you will get a chance to earn one to two thousand rupees daily and can get double profit by investing the same amount in the share market. Such attractive advertisements have become common on social media platforms in recent days. Most housewives and students are getting trapped in their greed and are losing their savings.
According to the Cyber Crime Police, around 300 complaints are being received every month against such frauds in Hyderabad city, out of which 120 to 140 are related to “task-based Maya Jal” alone. Instructions are being given not to believe such false claims.
Some people, claiming to be representatives of “India Promoters”, contacted a 27-year-old woman from Begumpet on Telegram. They assured the woman that daily income would be deposited in the account on checking hotel links and giving ratings. In the initial days, she was shown a fake screenshot of Rs 17,000 as commission.
Proofs of earnings of other people were also sent to the group. Later, Rs 3.5 lakh was collected from the woman in stages in the name of “double profit”. Rs 14 to 15 lakh was shown in her account on the fake website and pressure was put on her to recharge another Rs 5 lakh to withdraw that amount. Then the victim realized that she had been cheated and filed a complaint with the police.
Fraudsters in Facebook, Telegram and WhatsApp groups are spreading a net in the name of fake companies. They deceive people by giving “reviews” or “ratings” on branded clothes, household goods, hotels, cosmetics, resorts, web series and movies. Initially, they win trust by returning a small amount, then they pressure them to invest more by showing millions of rupees in fake accounts. Finally, they gobble up the money under various pretexts.
DCP Cyber Crime, Hyderabad, Kavitha said, “Do not fall into the trap of fake companies and unknown people in Telegram or WhatsApp groups. Claims of extra income on the pretext of rating or Google review tasks are a complete lie. Do not click on any strange link. The amount shown in the fake account is all bogus. Initially, they give a small amount to win trust, then later withdraw the entire money under various pretexts. If anyone is cheated, immediately file a complaint on toll-free number 1930.”
