Woman cheated of Rs 28L on pretext of job to rate movies

In Gurgaon, Meha Sethi lodged a complaint from Sector 28, stating that she joined a closed group on Telegram last December. The woman was allegedly told she would be working as a movie critic/agent to rate movies for a reputed American cinema company.

Police said the accused sent the participants a website link to rate movies. Till February, the woman sent money to various bank accounts to earn a profit later by rating movies. Police said the woman took a loan from her family as she believed it was a work-from-home gig. She paid the money on different occasions as per “tasks”. However, she didn’t receive any returns and was pushed to send more money in the name of income tax deductions.

“These various payments were obtained from me on assurances that on completion of tasks, I’ll receive my money back along with good incentives. Now, they are asking for more money in the name of income tax…,” read the FIR lodged on the woman’s complaint.

A senior police officer said the scamsters made her spend money through “small transactions” to cheat her for a longer period of time. “They had repaid her the principal amount by deducting some commission. They then gave her more tasks — to rate movies on their site and send more money for profits. She lost Rs 28 lakh,” said the officer. A case has been registered against unknown persons while the mobile numbers, transaction details and the website are being checked.