Work from Home, Trading Frauds Cost Residents Rs 20 Lakh
Police said all three cases were registered on Wednesday and investigations are underway.
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police Station has registered multiple cases after miscreants duped residents of nearly Rs 20 lakh through fraudulent work-from-home offers, hacked mobile phones, and fake trading groups.
In the first case, Thaiseen Fathima, a resident of Sanathnagar, lodged a complaint with police alleging she was cheated of Rs 11 lakh. She was lured through social media with a work-from-home offer claiming to be linked to the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The accused assigned her tasks such as opening share market details and sending screenshots, promising a 30 per cent commission. Under the guise of registration and processing fees, they collected Rs 11 lakh in phases, which she transferred to their accounts.
In another incident, Mohamad Sadique Babumiya Tadpatri, 60, a retired employee from Charminar, reported that he received an APK file on WhatsApp and clicked the link. His phone was hacked, and miscreants siphoned off Rs 6 lakh through online transactions on e-commerce portals.
A third victim, Nagampalli Venkata Sreeram Murthy, 61, of Bagh-Amberpet, complained that he was added to WhatsApp groups “Dolat VIP115” and “E69-Dolat Capital Wealth Navigation Program,” which claimed to offer trading opportunities. He invested Rs 3 lakh in phases, but when he attempted to sell his shares, the contacts stopped responding and switched off their phones.
Police said all three cases were registered on Wednesday and investigations are underway.
