Police has filed a complaint under sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act. (Image: News18)
According to the report, in the last two months Vaishali Garasia paid Rs 5.14 lakh to the agency. With the sum, she was supposted to earn the commission of Rs 9 lakh
A 27-year-old unemployed woman in Gujarat’s Kutch district was cheated by cybercriminals for Rs 5 lakh on the pretext of a part-time job during the last two months.
The woman, identified as Vaishali Garasia filed a complaint with the Bhuj B Division police station against three Telegram user IDs, reported Times of India.
Police has filed a complaint under sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act.
Garasia informed the police that to find part-time jobs she joined various Telegram groups and met with Sandhya Sharma, an accused in the case who offered her a job in a travel agency.
Sharma then introduced Garasia to another person, Kanchan Patel who trained her to book online confirmed tickets for people.
In the process, the victim was asked to deposit a sum of Rs 10,000 in a bank account. Following their instructions, she completed the transaction and thereafter booked an online ticket for a customer. Garasia received a refund of Rs 10,000 with a commission of Rs 5,400.
The victim received the commission after every transaction and booking of a confirmed ticket thereby trusting the functioning of the agency. But, once she was asked to deposit a bigger amount for booking a foreign destination ticket with the lure to earn more commission, said the police.
According to the report, in the last two months, Vaishali Garasia paid Rs 5.14 lakh to the agency. With the sum, she was supposed to earn a commission of Rs 9 lakh.
But, when the communication between the two did not happen for long, she realised that she was duped and immediately approached the police.
Recently, a similar incident happened with a Bengaluru-based Infosys executive who got duped to the tune of Rs 3.7 crore. The imposter pretended to be an official from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and Mumbai police. The criminals also threatened to arrest him on various charges including money laundering.
Source: News18