Woman loses Rs 2.3 lakh in online fraud

Mangaluru: A woman fell prey to an online fraud, allegedly losing Rs 2.3 lakh.

She stated in a complaint that on June 14, while she was at home browsing her Telegram account, an unknown person added her to a Telegram group named Cold Winter. Upon opening a link in the group, she saw reels and a message instructing her to like the reels, take screenshots and send them to a Telegram account named Ishita.Roy.

She liked the reels, took screenshots and sent them to the Telegram account. The person managing the account then told her that she would receive a commission and asked for her bank details. Subsequently, an amount of Rs 150 was transferred to her bank account as commission.

The same person then asked her to contact another Telegram user named Laveta Crooks C and to send a code to that account. She complied. Later, the person behind the Telegram account informed her that by investing money, she could earn a 10% commission. She transferred Rs 4,500 to an UPI account.

After this, she was added to another Telegram group named Quality Task Linkage 109 (2-4 tasks), where she was told to complete tasks and invest money for higher returns. From June 14 to June 16, using different bank UPI IDs provided in the group, she transferred money from her own account and that of her friend in stages. A case was registered at Kavoor police station.