Work From Home Scam!!

Prachi Mathur, a 21-year-old Ghaziabad resident, was defrauded.

Ghaziabad ladies defrauded of Rs. 13 lakh in employment fraud

The scam started, When Mathur started receiving unwanted text messages

Fraudsters used the promise of a rewarding work-from-home position to entice her.

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The scammers quickly modified their story.

She had to pay for a supposedly "welfare task."

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And the initial investment was repaid after the job was finished.

Mathur fell for their trick and gave them Rs. 5,000 initially

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