Hyderabad: Unemployed Woman Loses Rs 61 Lakh in Job Scam via WhatsApp

Hyderabad: An unemployed woman looking for a job stumbled upon a promising offer: Write reviews of hotels and earn a fee. Only, she failed to realise that signing up was the first step in a slippery slope that eventually cost her Rs 61 lakh.

According to a complaint registered with the Rachakonda cybercrime police, the 34-year-old Uppal resident came across a WhatsApp message that contained an offer for a part-time job. All she had to do was write reviews of hotels online and get paid.

She applied and was approved to started posting her reviews. Every time she posted a review, she was shown a false receipt showing that some amount had been deposited in her bank account. When she wanted to withdraw some money, a caller victim told her that she had to pay a fee first.

The victim first paid the fraudster Rs 5,000. Over the period of a week, she ended up paying Rs 61,65,200. Whenever she hesitated to pay up, the group members on WhatsApp insulted her for not trusting the job and the bosses.

She finally realised that there was no chance to withdraw any money and approached Rachakonda cybercrime police who booked a case and began investigations.