Sambalpur: Cyber fraudster took more than 56 lakh rupees: Robbery from young women in the name of work from home

Sambalpur: Chandrashekhar Padhi of Hirakud Hindalco Colony in Sambalpur District has become a victim of massive cyber fraud. He has filed a complaint with the Sambalpur Cyber Police for losing more than 55 lakh rupees in the hope of getting more profit by investing. Similarly, a cyber fraudster has also been accused of extorting lakhs of rupees from a young woman named Sanjivani Buxi.

According to information received, Mr. Padhi saw a trading advertisement on Facebook. The said ad mentioned that if you invest you will get good profit. After clicking on the link in it, he was added to a WhatsApp group. He was then given a link to open an institutional account and asked to open the FFIR app and register. After registration he was asked to invest money. He invested 30 thousand rupees on 4th March. Gradually he increased the investment money. The said app contained complete details of all the transactions made. He bought and sold stocks and IPOs through the said app. In total, 1 lakh 30 thousand rupees were withdrawn in 3 times. Then continued to invest money again. He invested 55 lakh 39 thousand hundred and 7 rupees in multiple transactions. A few days later, when he tried to withdraw the money, he was unable to withdraw the money. Realizing that he was a victim of fraud, he first complained to cyber helpline number 1930. On Tuesday night, he filed a written complaint at the Sambalpur Cyber Police Station. The police have registered a case and started investigating the incident.

Similarly, a young woman has become a victim of cyber fraud in the name of work from home. Cyber crooks looted lakhs of rupees from Sanjivani Buxi of DIET Road on Monday evening. According to reports, Sanjivani saw a work-from-home job advertisement on Instagram and applied. She joined a WhatsApp group in the name of the said institute on the 5th. She was then asked to complete various tasks. They were also asked to pay money for some tasks. She completed the task by investing Rs 1000 for more profit. The first time he got 1650 rupees. The second time she was asked to invest 3 thousand rupees 2 times. After investing 6 thousand rupees, she got 8,327 rupees. As she was asked to invest more money in the task given to him on Monday, he initially invested 12 thousand rupees. Then invested 30 thousand and 70 thousand 2 times. For the third time, the young lady could not do it because she was asked to invest Rs. 1 lakh 30 thousand. Later, she was warned that if he did not invest the money, she would not get anything. Realizing that he was a victim of fraud, she lodged a written complaint at the Ainthapali police station. The police have registered a case and started investigating the incident.