Archive · 31 May 2025
Pune Residents Lose Lakhs in Separate Online Fraud Scams
Two people in Pune were tricked out of a lot of money by online crooks.
One person, a software engineer, was tricked into giving their credit card info for an address update, and lost over 11 lakh rupees.
The other person, a company secretary, was offered an online job to review hotels.
They were promised money for doing easy tasks and were eventually tricked into transferring 44 lakh rupees.
Both victims filed police complaints, and investigations are ongoing.
Remember, don't share your financial info with unknown sources and be wary of online job offers promising easy money!
A software engineer lost Rs 11.73 lakh to online fraud.
A company secretary lost Rs 44 lakh in an online task scam.
The software engineer was tricked via a fake address update link.
The company secretary was offered an online job to review hotels.
Both victims reported the incidents to the police.
- Who
- A software engineer and a company secretary were victims of online scams.
- What
- A software engineer and a company secretary lost significant amounts of money in separate online fraud schemes.
- When
- The frauds occurred between June and July of the previous year, and May 3 to 8.
- Where
- Pune, India
- Why
- Victims were lured into scams involving fake address updates and online tasks.
Victims' Perspective
Scammers' Perspective
Financial Gain
Victims' Perspective
Victims hoped to earn money through easy online tasks.
Scammers' Perspective
Scammers sought to extract as much money as possible, even after initial gains.
- Software Engineer Loss
- Rs 11.73 lakh
- Software Engineer Location
- Hadapsar
- Company Secretary Loss
- Rs 44 lakh
- Company Secretary Location
- Hadapsar
- Modus Operandi 1
- Fake address update
- Modus Operandi 2
- Online task fraud