Mangaluru: A man has fallen prey to an online job scam. He has reportedly lost nearly Rs 25.4 lakh, after he was promised jobs through an online portal.
In a complaint registered at the cyber, economics and narcotics crimes (CEN) police station, he claimed that he had updated his details on the Shine.com website on April 6, 2021. Following this, he alleged that he received a call from one Ankur Desai, who asked him to register his details on Securecareer.com. He paid Rs 2,358 and registered on the portal. He then transferred Rs 4,130 from his ICICI bank account for processing fees and verification of documents. He claimed that between April 7, 2021 to January 18 this year, he transferred Rs 10.6 lakh through UPI payments linked to his ICICI Bank account on various occasions.
He made more payments, after the accused convinced him that they would be a refund. It is learnt that from his State Bank of India, Surathkal Branch account, he has transferred nearly Rs 14.8 lakh on different occasions, between August 27 last year, and January 21. He said that he had received calls from Ankur Desai, Anamika Sharma, Anuradha, Sonia, Priyanka Reddy, Rajeev, Pooja, Lakshmi and Pallavi, promising him jobs, and that he has lost nearly Rs 25.4 lakh.
In a complaint registered at the cyber, economics and narcotics crimes (CEN) police station, he claimed that he had updated his details on the Shine.com website on April 6, 2021. Following this, he alleged that he received a call from one Ankur Desai, who asked him to register his details on Securecareer.com. He paid Rs 2,358 and registered on the portal. He then transferred Rs 4,130 from his ICICI bank account for processing fees and verification of documents. He claimed that between April 7, 2021 to January 18 this year, he transferred Rs 10.6 lakh through UPI payments linked to his ICICI Bank account on various occasions.
He made more payments, after the accused convinced him that they would be a refund. It is learnt that from his State Bank of India, Surathkal Branch account, he has transferred nearly Rs 14.8 lakh on different occasions, between August 27 last year, and January 21. He said that he had received calls from Ankur Desai, Anamika Sharma, Anuradha, Sonia, Priyanka Reddy, Rajeev, Pooja, Lakshmi and Pallavi, promising him jobs, and that he has lost nearly Rs 25.4 lakh.
