A Delhi woman lost Rs. 4 lakh after she clicked a link which promised her a job opportunity at a leading e-commerce company. Know how this online scam works and protect yourself.
A new online scam has surfaced which is targeting job seekers and stealing their money. In the latest incident, a Delhi woman was swindled out of Rs. 4,00,000 on the pretext of a job opportunity. Looking for a job online, she was sent a URL via SMS by fraudsters and was asked to click on it. She did that! Soon after, she found her device was hacked into and an amount of ₹4 lakh was taken from her account. Fortunately, the police have arrested two men from Shakarpur in East Delhi and Noida in association with this incident. Four other accused are on the run. Read on to know how this online jobs scam works and how you can protect yourself.
As per an Indian Express report, the woman was offered a job in a leading e-commerce company and was asked to click a link sent to her via SMS. According to the FIR, after the woman clicked on the link, money was withdrawn from her account. It is unclear whether she filled in any data after visiting the link or just clicking the link was enough for the hacker to access the victim’s device.
Woman gets swindled out of Rs. 4 lakh in a scary online scam
India has a large working age population and people are always looking for job opportunities. These scammers use the desperation of these job seekers…
