MANGALURU: A youth from Kundapur taluk was allegedly duped of Rs 1.23 lakh by fraudsters who promised him a work-from-home job through WhatsApp.In a complaint, Prithvi, 24, a resident of Kundapur taluk, stated that on July 18, he received a message on WhatsApp from a person claiming to represent Meesho company, offering a work-from-home job involving product sales.Prithvi was assigned tasks and initially paid Rs 993. After completing four such tasks, Rs 1,500 was credited to his account, which built his trust. Believing the offer to be genuine, he went on to transfer a total of Rs 92,880 in phases from his own bank account.In addition, Rs 20,000 was transferred from the bank account of his aunt’s son, and another Rs 10,125 from the account of another cousin. Altogether, the fraudsters allegedly collected Rs 1.23 lakh. A case was registered at Amasbail Police Station, invoking Sections 66(C)(D) of the IT Act and Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
