Karnataka woman duped of Rs 8.5 lakh in part-time job scam
Udupi: In a case of cyber fraud, a woman from Marne village has reportedly lost over Rs 8.5 lakh to fraudsters who lured her through a fake part-time job offer on the messaging platform Telegram.
The victim, Sushma (31), received a message on June 10, on her Telegram account from a user named “Vanya”, offering a part-time job.
After Sushma responded positively, she was further contacted by two Telegram accounts – “Vanya” and “Mentor Kuldeep” – who assigned her tasks such as taking and sending screenshots of various hotels.
