Homemaker loses 6.9L in WFH fraud
Kolkata: A homemaker from Lake Town lost Rs 6.9 lakh to an online work-from-home scam. The woman, whose husband was unemployed for two months, was lured on social media with a promise of Rs 20 per fake hotel review online.
Initially, she received Rs 200 for 10 reviews, which built her confidence. Soon, she was asked to pay small amounts to unlock high-paying tasks. After earning Rs 1,300 by paying Rs 300, she was told she made an error and had to pay a fine to retrieve pending dues and get further assignments.
Over the next three days, the fraudsters kept escalating demands, extracting Rs 6.9 lakh from her in multiple instalments. "I borrowed from relatives and friends, and now I may have to sell our shop to repay them," she said.
Nobody has been arrested yet. Officers said they tracked down the bank accounts and are in the process of tracing the WhatsApp and Telegram numbers used to communicate with the woman.
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