Gurugram woman loses Rs 76 lakh in an online movie review scam, here is what happened – India Today

The sufferer was requested to create an account on Bitmaxfilm.com and deposit cash on an app earlier than ranking films.

By Divya Bhati: There’s a new rip-off on the town the place scammers are promising folks a part-time job of watching films and incomes cash by ranking them. Only a few days again, we shared a report a couple of couple from Gujarat who have been duped for Rs 1 crore by a scammer on the pretext of incomes further revenue by way of working from house within the ticketing enterprise. The couple was requested to purchase film tickets on-line and watch totally different films from Bollywood, Hollywood, and South cinema. Now, the same case has been reported from Gurugram the place a girl misplaced round Rs 76 lakh after falling for the same film ranking rip-off.

Based on the case reported by Occasions of India, a girl named Divya who works as an government in an MNC in Gurugram allergy misplaced greater than Rs 76 lakh on-line after falling for the part-time job alternative that required her to look at and charge totally different films on a cell app.

The sufferer, who’s a resident of New Colony revealed in her grievance that on February 25, she was contacted by a girl named Meera on Telegram with a suggestion for a part-time job. Two days later, one other girl named Tejaswi started messaging her on WhatsApp. Tejaswi defined to the sufferer that this part-time job concerned ranking movies on the Bitmaxfilm.com app and requested her to register and begin ranking to earn more money.

“The caller instructed me that I needed to full one set at the least each day. Every set had 28 films to be rated. To start out ranking, the account must be recharged with Rs 10,500 and I used to be instructed I may withdraw my cash after the set is full,” wrote the sufferer in her grievance.

The sufferer additional shares that the scammer additionally shared an account quantity to make deposits and begin the work. Falling for the chance, the sufferer created an account on Bitmaxfilm.com and made a number of money deposits. “Whereas ranking the tickets, I obtained a message on the platform that I’ve obtained a premium ticket and for this premium ticket I must deposit the adverse stability, and if I do not pay a adverse stability, I am unable to full the set and the account will freeze,her grievance additional reads.

“I deposited Rs 29,500 first, then once more Rs 82,541. They instructed me I needed to full 30 tickets as a result of the extent had elevated. It once more confirmed a adverse stability of 5,48,658. I used to be requested once more to deposit Rs 9,59,357 to finish the ultimate ticket. However later, I used to be instructed I had reached degree 8 and I needed to full 35 tickets,” she wrote.

The sufferer additional reveals that she first deposited Rs 29,500 after which Rs 82,541. Later she was instructed that she needed to full 30 tickets as a result of the extent had elevated. By this time, her stability on the web site confirmed a adverse of 5,48,658 and as a consequence of this she was requested to deposit Rs 9,59,357 to finish the ultimate ticket. Later, she was knowledgeable that she had reached degree 8 and needed to full 35 tickets

Based on police,the sufferer was instructed to deposit Rs 21,23,765 with the promise that she may withdraw all her deposits as soon as she accomplished the transaction. Nevertheless, after depositing a complete of Rs 76,84,493 into the app’s account, she was unable to deposit her cash. And that is the place she found that she had been scammed.

The sufferer later filed a grievance and an FIR was registered in opposition to unidentified frauds below sections 420 (dishonest) of IPC and part 66-D of IT Act at Cyber Crime, West, Police Station on Tuesday.

“We now have registered a case and a probe is below means. The accused can be arrested quickly,” mentioned Station Home Officer Amit Kumar.

Notably, within the case from Gurajat the place the couple misplaced round Rs 1 crore, the victims have been requested to deposit more cash to purchase tickets or else they have been threatened with cash laundering. Within the concern when the couple tried to maintain up with the required deposit account they ended up depositing extra Rs 1.12 crore and misplaced every part to the scammer.

In each circumstances, the victims have been required to deposit cash earlier than having the ability to charge it. The scammers additionally established a minimal deposit quantity that needed to be met to ensure that the victims to obtain their deposits again. To keep away from falling sufferer to on-line work-from-home scams, you will need to be cautious when requested to deposit cash upfront and to totally analysis any firm or particular person providing such alternatives.