36-year-old unemployed man in Hyderabad loses ₹1.21 lakh to fake job offer scam via WhatsApp

Summary

A 36-year-old unemployed man in Hyderabad was scammed out of Rs 1.21 lakh by cybercriminals who offered him a fake job with a promised salary of Rs 30 lakh per annum. The victim was approached via a WhatsApp number suggested by someone he was sending his resume to. The scammers posed as the director of a company called 'Intel Lie' and convinced the victim to make three bank transactions totaling Rs 1.21 lakh, claiming he needed to clear income tax dues before starting the job. After the payments, the scammers stopped responding to the victim. Police have urged the public to report similar job scams to the police number 1930 or via cybercrime.gov.in.