14L lost by a woman due to online task scam

Pune: Between February and March 2024, a 27-year-old lady who works for a private organization lost Rs 13.9 lakh to online assignment fraudsters.

She reported anything to the cybercrime unit. On Sunday, a complaint was filed with the Nigdi police after verification.
The complainant claims that on February 28, she received a call from an unidentified lady who promised to provide her a substantial return on her investments in pre-paid assignments.

After accepting the offer, the victim made a tiny deposit into a bank account that was given to her. The thieves first won her trust by handing her money, according to a Nigdi police officer.
According to the officer, she lost everything when she deposited Rs 13.9 lakh to 14 different account numbers that cybercriminals had given her between February 28 and March 4.
The investigator said, “The investigations showed that the accounts were in multiple Indian cities, including Mumbai, Noida, New Delhi, and Kolkata.”