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New Indian Express
4 days ago
- Business
- New Indian Express
Chennai cybercrime police bust two online job scams, arrest three men
CHENNAI: Chennai city police's cyber crime units have arrested three suspects in two online part-time job scams. The victims were initially told to share YouTube videos or give good review on Google, send a screenshot of the completed task to a dedicated group and claim a small sum of money. They were then lured into the investment scams promising higher returns. According to sources, the North Zone Cyber Crime unit arrested S Veeraraghavan (39), a resident of Thirunindravur, following a complaint from K Mohanapriya (27) of New Washermanpet. The woman allegedly lost over Rs 4.5 lakh after being lured into the scam. Encouraged by initial success, she had transferred Rs 4.5 lakh to the accused through a total of 49 transactions. When she was allegedly asked to pay more money to 'withdraw' her profits, she got suspicious and filed a police complaint. Police traced the beneficiary account and arrested Veeraraghavan. In another incident which was reported by the West Zone Cyber Crime unit, V Nagananthini (27) of Virugambakkam, lost Rs 3.61 lakh in a similar fashion. Based on her complaint, Chennai police arrested P Selvam (28) and S Saravanan (29), both of whom hail from Tiruvannamalai. All the three accused were produced before a magistrate and remanded to judicial custody.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Two arrested for conning women through job scams
Chennai: The cyber crime unit of Greater Chennai Police arrested fraudsters involved in deceiving women through online part-time job scams and the "Google reviews" fraud at Washermenpet and Virugambakkam on Tuesday. The North Zone cyber crime unit arrested 39-year-old S Veeraraghavan from Thirunindravur based on a complaint from 27-year-old K Mohanapriya, a resident of New Washermenpet, who lost more than 4.5 lakh after investing in the scam. Mohanapriya was initially promised 200 for each screenshot she sent of YouTube videos shared in a Telegram group created for this purpose. Gradually, she invested more, paying a total of 4.5 lakh in 49 instalments. When she requested to withdraw her money along with the promised profits, she was asked to invest even more, which led her to file a police complaint. Tracing the bank accounts linked to Mohanapriya's payments, police arrested Veeraraghavan. Explaining the modus operandi, a police official said that in these online part-time job scams, the tasks appear simple such as promoting YouTube videos or posting five-star reviews for hotels in other states on Google. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với sàn môi giới tin cậy IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo Victims are asked to take screenshots as proof and send them back to the scammers, who then pay a small amount per task. However, to receive more assignments, victims are pressured to invest money with promises of high returns. In another case registered with the West Zone cyber crime unit, 27-year-old V Nagananthini of Virugambakkam lost 3.61 lakh from her savings after falling victim to a similar online part-time job scam. Police arrested P Selvam, 28, and S Saravanan, 29, from Thiruvannamalai for luring Nagananthini into the scam and cheating her. The accused in both cases were produced before a magistrate and remanded in judicial custody.
