One more online job scam story has come out from Bengaluru and honestly,this one feels very disturbing because it did not happen in one day . A 21-year-old woman was reportedly conned out of approximately ₹7 lakh by three men from Uttar Pradesh after being promised online work opportunities .
She was working at private firm and had apparently seen one social media advertisement which made her believe she could get lucrative online job . Like many people looking for extra income,she clicked link and that is where whole trap started.
After that,unknown individuals contacted her and allegedly started asking money in name of processing fees and different job-related charges . Over time,this continued for two years,which is not small thing ah . Through multiple online transactions to different bank accounts,they reportedly extracted around ₹7 lakh from her.
And tbh,this is where scam became even more ugly . When promised job never came,she asked for refund,but she was allegedly told her money had been invested in share market platform.
Then instead of returning money,the accused reportedly pressured her to open four to five bank accounts so she could somehow get her funds back . But according to complaint,those same accounts were later misused for cybercrime activities and turned into mule accounts for illegal financial transactions.
Few things standing out clearly in this case:
- Woman was reportedly cheated of approximately ₹7 lakh over two years.
- Accused identified as Mukesh Kumar ,Indrajit , and Chandan Kumar allegedly misused her bank accounts.
- Police have registered case under Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the Information Technology Act,2000 , along with Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 .
Later,the woman went with her family and confronted men in Bengaluru,demanding return of her money . But by then,situation had already become much bigger than normal job fraud because her bank accounts were allegedly being used in cybercrime .
Police have now started investigation under Information Technology Act and are examining how accounts were used,where money went and how accused operated this whole setup . Online job scam angle is very clear here,and same pattern is being seen again and again across India.
And honestly,this is what makes such cases scary . One fake job ad,one link,one promise of income and suddenly victim is not just losing money,but also getting dragged into banking misuse without fully understanding what is happening…
How many more people are sitting with same fear right now,thinking they applied for job but actually walked into cybercrime trap…
