I am a victim of online job fraud
2 weeks ago
Recently I have been a victim of an online job fraud where we have to review hotels and resorts in Google Maps and are paid 50 RS for each. After few of those task they ask for an investment task, initially I have to send them 1000rs and after the task they would give me back 1200 with payment from my task for previous review task. After few of those reviews task another paid task came, I now have to pay them 3000rs. I initially didn't think much about it and paid them 3k, but after that they sent me to a group and said it will be 2-4 chain task with 5 people, they informed me I got 1200 rs profit from that task and I have to pay them another 15000rs for the next task and complete it and earn 6k profit, without completing this task i would not be able to withdraw the previous 3k. So at this point I got to know that they are fraud. So I reported both my bank and cyber crime dept. But unfortunately they also did the same and reported me for cybercrime to the police. But their side police took action faster and now they put some balance on my account on hold. I talked with my branch and they were of no help. I talked to cybercrime helpline and they told me to get NOC. I am in Andhra Pradesh and the case was filed from Maharashtra.
After reporting a cybercrime scam or fraudulent transaction to the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCCRP), the Cyber Crime Cell initiates an investigation, which may involve freezing the suspected accounts of fraudsters and the victim's bank account. The duration of the investigation varies depending on factors such as case complexity and available resources. Section 457 of the CrPC allows a Magistrate to order the conditional release of frozen funds. To obtain this release, the victim must provide a bond agreeing to pay 1.5 times the refunded amount if their claim is false. To pursue this, file a petition under Section 457 CrPC in the jurisdictional court, seeking the release of frozen funds. Once the bond is submitted and approved, the Investigating Officer of the Cyber Cell will work with banks to refund the amount to the victim's account.
Since the amount involved seems to be very small so you may ignore the same unless some unwarranted situations arise.
Since the amount involved seems to be very small so you may ignore the same unless some unwarranted situations arise.
All these kind of online ways of making money with least or no action or effort are boobytraps to get the money from you and not to pay you. All need to be very careful in these kind of cases and matters.
Anyways you have already lost the amount but more than that the problem is that your account has been lien marked. You need to get the police instruction copy from your banks then get in touch with the police to sort the matter.
In case your bank is not helping you then get in touch with Vidhikarya team we shall send legal notice to the bank for the same
Once a cybercrime scam or fraudulent transaction is reported online to the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal(NCCRP), on the instruction of the Cyber Crime Cell, the investigating team starts the routine process of investigation immediately freezing the suspected accounts of fraudsters and the victim's Bank account and you have to wait for the completion of the investigation of the scam by the investigating agency. The length of time it takes to investigate a cybercrime can vary greatly depending on the complexity of the case, the resources available to the investigators, and the cooperation of the victim. Section 457 of the CrPC empowers a Magistrate to use their discretion to order the conditional release of the amount frozen under cyber scam. In this situation, the police seek a bond from the victim who needs to declare that he/she will pay 1. 5 times the refunded amount to the bank in case his/her claim is false or if other claims are made on the amount. Once this is done, the Magistrate executes an order to release the frozen amount to the applicant victim. So, file a petition under Section 457 CrPC in the jurisdictional court praying for an order for the release of frozen money and following the court's order, and on receipt of bond, the Investigating Officer of the Cyber Cell will follow up the matter with the banks and the amount is refunded to the accounts of the victims. If required, you may take the service of an Advocate for guidance and steps.
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