Public asked to be wary of e-commerce scams
The Hindu
Fraudsters send victims text messages offering them part-time jobs
A woman in the city recently filed a complaint with the Central Crime Branch, claiming she had lost ₹30 lakh after investing in an e-commerce portal that purportedly recruited for part-time jobs.
On receiving the complaint, the police investigated and found a number of similar messages from others in the city. Following this, Police Commissioner Shankar Jiwal constituted a special team to trace those involved in the fraud.
The police said people were receiving bulk SMSes from unknown numbers offering part-time jobs at leading e-commerce companies. Upon clicking the link in the text message an app would be downloaded to the user’s mobile phone automatically. The scammer would then give instructions through Whatsapp or Telegram on how to use the app.