A 43 -year -old Hyderabad woman lost over 14 ₹ Lakh in online fraud, who began to publish Google reviews with a seemingly harmless offer and quickly escalated “investment tasks” through a false trading platform.
The victim was originally contacted via WhatsApp by an individual who identified himself as “Avanti Sneha” offered by 40 GBP for Google review. It was then asked to join the telegram group called “VIP Diamond Digitl”, which was launched under the handle @critiskingh4569874. After receiving small payments for a few initial tasks, a woman was introduced to a handler referred to as a “teacher” who began to assign her a number of prepaid investment tasks.
These tasks required the victim to buy and sell cryptocurrency through a fraudulent site under the pretext of earnings. At one point, she was told that she accidentally clicked “buy more” and would have to invest other resources to correct the error. Shortly thereafter, her account was “frozen” on the website and was asked to pay additional amounts on behalf of the tax and service fees for earning her earnings.
The situation deteriorated when it was transferred to another handler, a supposed financial agent who continued to require additional payments under various pretexts. Although the woman carried out more transfers in the total amount of 14,08,964 GBP, the woman still could not withdraw her resources. In the end, the scammers refused to refund the money and insisted to pay another 50% of the amount invested for the “unlocking” of her account.
The victim realized that she was cheated, filed an online complaint on the wing of cyber crime to the Police Hyderabad. The case is under investigation.
Published – 26 June 2025 12:22
