Case Summary
Students and jobseekers were drawn into data-entry and captcha schemes that demanded deposits, fake penalties or blocked payouts at the final step.
Year
2019
Fraud Amount
โน1 Crore
Category
Work From Home Scam
Sources
2 linked
The classic version offered easy home-based typing work, then introduced contract traps, fake legal notices or sudden quality-failure penalties.
Victims were either forced to pay to 'close' the contract or simply denied the money they had already worked for.
These scams remain common because they exploit unemployment, remote-work hope and fear of legal intimidation.
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