A 42-year-old woman has fallen prey to scammers on online prepaid task fraud and ended up losing Rs15.38 lakh in 22 online transactions. According to the police, the complainant is a resident of Thane and works as a quality analyser in a private company. Recently, she received a Telegram message regarding a work-from-home opportunity.
The complainant was given online tasks and on completion of those tasks, she would be paid well. Upon gaining her trust, she was induced to pay Rsl5.38 lakh to scammers for fetching good repayment but ended up losing her all money.
