TASK FRAUD  

 

A YOUNG girl residing in the MIDC Police Station area became the latest victim of cyber fraudsters who duped her to the tune of Rs 10.63 lakh in a‘task fraud.’ A resident of Plot No 53, Shubhlaxmi Nagar, Wanadongri, Harsha Ravindra Samudrawar (23) received a message on her mobile phone in September this year and was added to ‘Daily Working VIP’ group from Telegram account @krisha8332. She was lured into investing money by promising hefty commission on completion of some online tasks.

 

After Harsha completed the tasks, her account showed that she had earned the commission. The fraudsters asked her to invest the money by making her believe that she would get high returns. She was then tricked into depositing Rs 10.63 lakh in different accounts between September 27, 2023 and November 24,2023. Later, the online fraudsters broke all communication with her. Harsha realised that she had been duped and approached the police. On the basis of the victim’s complaint, police registered a case under Sections 419, 420, 34 of the Indian Penal Code, read with Section 66(d) of the Information Technology Act and initiated an investigation