In a shocking turn of events, two college dropouts in Gujarat pulled off a massive scam. They committed a Rs 60 crore fraud in just three months, or 90 days by?tricking people with fake online jobs and investment promises, offering big salaries and profits.
The Mumbai Police caught 33-year-old Rupesh Pravikumar Thakkar and 34-year-old Pankajbhai Govardhan Oad, after a teenager who had lost Rs 2.45 lakh to the scam reported them, as per ET.
The scam began when a 19-year-old student named Krish fell into the scam after seeing an online job ad, thinking he could make money by writing restaurant reviews. They promised him a weekly salary of Rs 10,000 and daily bonuses of Rs 3,000 to Rs 5,000. Krish also got lured into investing money by a woman named Maria, who promised him even more profits.
Additionally, Krish told the police that Maria asked him to invest Rs 1,000, for which she said he would get a profit of Rs 300.?She apparently said if he invested Rs 2,000, he would earn Rs 600, and on an investment of Rs 3,000, he would earn Rs 900.
As per the police report, Krish invested Rs 1,000 and got messages saying he earned Rs 1,650, but when he tried to get his money back, he couldn't. The Mumbai police, with help from cybercrime experts, tracked down and arrested the two criminals.
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The police found Rs 1.1 crore in their bank accounts, blocked the funds, and after looking into it more, they learned that these guys cheated many others, totalling Rs 60 crore. But even though they caught these two, the main person behind the scam is still not caught, and the police think he might be hiding in London, as per the report.
"Krish invested Rs 1,000 and after the completion of the task, he received a message that he had earned a sum of Rs 1,650 against his investment.?In various instalments, Krish invested Rs 2.45 lakh,?and he got messages of his earnings, but when he tried to withdraw his earnings he was unable to do so," senior inspector Deepak Chavan of the Matunga police station reportedly told the publication. The police sought help from?cybercrime?officials before nabbing the two accused.
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