GURGAON: A software engineer was allegedly duped of around Rs 42 lakh on the pretext of earning highter investment by liking and subscribing to different YouTube channels, police said.The complainant, a Sector 102 resident, told the police that he was searching for work-from-home jobs for additional income when he got a call on March 24.”The caller told me that they offer high returns and I agreed to work with them. A woman named Divya added my number on Telegram application, where I was assigned work. Initially, I invested a small amount and after finishing my work, I received my bonus and principal amount which I invested. I thought that the process was fair as they returned the amount which they had promised,” the complainant told police.He added that, later on, Divya asked him to invest a higher amount to get better benefits and the complainant invested around Rs 42 lakh from his and his wife’s account by making more than 50 transactions. “The cyber cheaters, who identified themselves as Divya, Kamal, Ankit, Bhoomi, and Harsh, confirmed the transactions I made and soon after they told me that I have got Rs 69 lakh with profit. I wanted to withdraw the entire amount, but they did not allow me to withdraw the money. They again asked me to transfer Rs 11,000 more but I became suspicious so I stopped and went to the police,” the complainant told police.Following the complaint, an FIR was registered against unknown fraudsters under sections 419 (cheating by personating), and 420 (cheating) of the IPC at cybercrime, west police station.”We received the complaint on April 9. The matter was investigated properly and a case has been registered against unknown cybercriminals on Friday. Probe into the matter is underway and the accused will be arrested soon,” said an officer of cybercrime, west police.
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