An employee of Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) lost Rs 77 lakhs to online scammers after being a target of a task fraud.
The issue came to light as a result of a report made by 56-year-old Sandesh City, Jamtha resident Sarikonda Trinadha Kotam Raju.
Police claim that on September 26, he got a message on his Telegram account from an anonymous sender promising financial benefits in exchange for a photo on social media.
The scammer lured the victim by claiming Rs 50 for each screenshot of completion of Task and requested his bank account details.
The fraudster managed to siphon off Rs 77,04,824/- from Raju’s bank account and later transferred to another undis- closed account. A case under Sections 420 and 34 of Indian Penal Code read with Sections 66 (c), 66 (d) of IT Act was reg- istered by Cyber Police Station.