A Bengaluru software engineer lost Rs 91 lakh in a cyber fraud that spanned five weeks. Lured by a Telegram user with a work-from-home offer promising high returns, the engineer was directed to a fake hotel booking website. He made multiple deposits before realizing he had been scammed and reported the incident to the police.
Lure of easy money: Techie in Bengaluru duped of Rs 91 lakh in work-from-home scam