<p>Udupi: A 31-year-old software engineer fell prey to cyber crooks and lost Rs 28 lakh in online task fraud.</p><p>In a complaint, Shashidhar, a resident of Shiriyar village in Udupi, who works in Bengaluru said that he received a message on his mobile number regarding a job resume. When he opened the link, someone named Sharmai Rani contacted him through the Telegram application. She created a group called "Kings Digilux Pri Ltd" and instructed him about completing certain tasks.</p><p>Initially, after completing a task, the complainant received a payment, which made him believe the process was genuine. Subsequently, the accused provided several bank account details and instructed him to continue completing tasks and making payments. Believing the instructions, the complainant transferred money in phases between May 30 totaling Rs 28,01,095 to the accounts specified by the accused.</p><p>In his complaint, he alleged that the accused deceived him by promising double the returns upon task completion and took the money fraudulently. A case has been registered at Kota Police Station under Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the IT Act.</p>
<p>Udupi: A 31-year-old software engineer fell prey to cyber crooks and lost Rs 28 lakh in online task fraud.</p><p>In a complaint, Shashidhar, a resident of Shiriyar village in Udupi, who works in Bengaluru said that he received a message on his mobile number regarding a job resume. When he opened the link, someone named Sharmai Rani contacted him through the Telegram application. She created a group called "Kings Digilux Pri Ltd" and instructed him about completing certain tasks.</p><p>Initially, after completing a task, the complainant received a payment, which made him believe the process was genuine. Subsequently, the accused provided several bank account details and instructed him to continue completing tasks and making payments. Believing the instructions, the complainant transferred money in phases between May 30 totaling Rs 28,01,095 to the accounts specified by the accused.</p><p>In his complaint, he alleged that the accused deceived him by promising double the returns upon task completion and took the money fraudulently. A case has been registered at Kota Police Station under Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the IT Act.</p>