Online Job Racket: Four Arrested for Duping Woman Of ₹8,75,148 In Hyd
The arrested persons were identified as Manoj Diwakar, Nagiri Vijay and Sanapathi Kishore Babu from Hyderabad, and Thirunagari Santosh Kumar from Rangareddy district.
Hyderabad: The city cybercrime police busted an online job fraud racket and arrested four people for cheating a woman of ₹8,75,148 through a fake work-from-home offer. The accused lured the victim under the name of a reputed company.
The arrested persons were identified as Manoj Diwakar, Nagiri Vijay and Sanapathi Kishore Babu from Hyderabad, and Thirunagari Santosh Kumar from Rangareddy district. They operated bank accounts, cards, and payment devices to launder the victim’s money.
The victim received a message on Telegram on January 2, 2025, from a person claiming to represent a marketing company, using a fake website. She was given a trial task of hotel bookings and promised daily income of ₹17,000 to ₹18,000. She received small returns initially, which built her trust.
Later, she was told to pay large sums for high-value bookings and a security deposit. The fraudsters eventually convinced her to deposit a security amount of ₹7.91 lakh to release an alleged earning of ₹15.82 lakh but she never received the money. A case was registered on January 15 under the IT Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The accused used fake websites and Telegram groups, promised high earnings, allowed small withdrawals to gain trust, and created fake “minus balances” to force more payments. Police seized 4 phones, 8 debit cards, 7 bank passbooks, 7 cheque books, a tablet, and a swiping machine.
Police asked the public to avoid job offers through search engine ads or unknown websites and to report any cyber fraud to 1930 or visit cybercrime website.