Rampant fraudulent activities on " easy income" options through Telegram app in India

In India , fraudulent activities are reaching new levels and many citizens are getting wrong footed due to this . Many people are being cheated by using biometric information of Aadhaar card.  This time 'Telegram' has become a new terror among them.  Scams are spread through this app.  Criminals are stealing billions of rupees from customers.  By the time the customer realizes the true intent of the fraud cycle, it is too late.  Bidhannagar Police station in Kolkata  has issued precautionary guidelines in this regard after receiving complaints of this fraud from many people.

  Bidhannagar Police Station Kolkata  has issued warning guidelines in this regard after receiving complaints of this fraud from many people.

 The Bidhannagar Police authorities has informed that fraudsters are mainly trapping people in two ways.  Consumers are the only ones who swallow the bait.  First the bait is being offered with easy income opportunities.  Customers are informed that they can easily earn money by doing small jobs at home.  If they agree to this proposal, they are asked to join the Telegram group.  Many people can earn by liking and commenting on some YouTube videos in that group.

 Customers believe that they are getting money at home.  The next step is being asked to do something, where the money needs to be paid through a bank account or crypto currency.  It matches 'return'.  That is, certain amount of money is coming back to the customer's account which is higher than the money he has invested .  After getting greedy, many are inclined to invest more money.  Even if the 'return' is met to create the faith of the customer in the process  in the beginning, the money stops coming after some point.  On the contrary, more money is being taken without repaying the dues without any refund.

In the second method, customers are being lured to earn big profits with small investments through the Telegram app itself.  Several fake apps are asking to invest.  Apps are designed for this cheating purpose.  In this case too, the customers are getting refund at the earliest as the fraudsters are making sure initially that the customer is starting to have faith in the system .  But later no money is received.  What the customer gave on the contrary, is also going out of hand.  There is no other option but to approach the police.

 

 Bidhannagar police advises to the public to stay away from any such fake offers online.  No investment firm works through the Telegram app.

 If someone calls from an unknown number, it is better not to talk to them too much.

 Before investing anywhere, research the company thoroughly.

 If you enter an unknown Telegram group, leave immediately.

 Any offer of profitable investment through an online chat should be viewed with suspicion and questioned.

 Bidhannagar Police station  has received at least 25 similar telegram fraud complaints this year.  There were no such complaints last year.  As a result, this type of fraud is new.  In this way, the fraudsters have stolen 4 crore 24 lakh rupees from the customers so far.  The police managed to seize Rs 3 crore 31 lakh out of it.  Cheaters are being hunted.

 Novel fraud scams have been traced through Aadhaar card information in various parts of the state.  There are allegations of fraud using Aadhaar's biometric data (basically fingerprints).  Allegedly, fraudsters are stealing money from their bank accounts by forging fingerprints of senior citizens, not even sending warning messages to their mobile phones.  Meanwhile, another new type of cheating technique came to light through the Telegram app. which is explained above .