MUMBAI: A 27-year-old interior designer from Kandivli was duped of Rs 3.11 lakh with the promise of high commissions if she played an online game where she had to complete various tasks after clicking on a weblink.
The fraudsters created a login for the victim on a fake website to play the online task. The victim realised that she was being duped when the commission did not get deposited after she credited Rs 3 lakh to the e-wallet for taking up the new task.
Immediately after her login was created, Rs 68 got shown as credited to a fake online e-wallet. “This made the victim trust the fraudsters and she continued to take up the task. After every task, the fraudster credited the wallet with a small sum and gained her trust. We have collected details of the transaction from the bank and internet protocol (IP) address to track the fraudster,” an officer from the Charkop police station said.
After the victim completed the first task, the fraudster made her recharge the wallet with Rs 200 and immediately the wallet was credited with Rs 380. Two days later, the fraudster again called her and asked whether she was ready for a big challenge to earn a big sum and asked her to complete 12 tasks for which she was asked to transfer Rs 3 lakh to the wallet.
“I found out I was duped when I did not receive the money, and when I called the fraudster I was informed that I have failed to complete the 12 tasks and has completed only 10,” the victim said in her complaint.
She said the fraudster had got in touch with her on WhatsApp.
