Agra. A very shocking case of cyber fraud has come to light in Taj city Agra. Here, cyber fraudsters made a young man their victim by luring him with online earning and huge profits sitting at home. In the name of investment and completing the task, the swindlers very cleverly extorted a huge amount of about Rs 22 lakh from the young man. When the victim realized the huge fraud that had happened to him, the ground slipped beneath his feet. He immediately approached the police and cyber crime cell.
According to the information, the cyber thugs first contacted the victim through social media or messaging app. Initially, to win his trust, the fraudsters gave him some small online tasks to complete and in return also sent some profit to his bank account. This initial profit gave the young man complete confidence in them. After this, the swindlers changed their tactics and lured him with the promise of earning more and asked him to invest a huge amount in the name of a big task.
Wanting to earn more profit, the young man started transferring his savings to different bank accounts mentioned by him. In this way he deposited a total of Rs 22 lakh in the accounts of the swindlers. When the young man tried to withdraw his principal amount and profits, the fraudsters pressured him to deposit more money on various pretexts. When the youth refused to pay the money, the thugs broke contact with him and switched off their numbers.
Based on the complaint of the victim, the police have registered a case against unknown cyber fraudsters. Agra's cyber cell team is now investigating the transaction history and mobile numbers of those bank accounts which were used to carry out this entire incident. After this incident, the police officers have also appealed to the general public not to blindly trust any tempting offer of earning easy money, part-time job or online task on the internet.