Bank manager loses Rs 10 lakh to job scam

NAVI MUMBAI: A 34-year-old manager of a bank in Colaba and residing in CBD-Belapur was scammed of Rs10 lakh by a four-member gang of cyber crooks who communicated with him through WhatsApp and offered him an online part-time job on Telegram for an additional source of income.
This happened between May 23 and 26 and an FIR was registered when the manager was told to like YouTube videos sent to him on Telegram, for which he was paid Rs180 and Rs100 for two likes. Then, he was told to transfer Rs10 lakh to seven bank accounts after sending him a fake link of a crypto currency investment scheme. As he did not receive returns on his investment, he questioned the four, but they told him to transfer more and complete the tasks, after which he would receive his total investment with profit. It was then the manager realized that he was scammed.
He approached the bank branch in Colaba, where he had a savings account, and requested staff to stop payment of Rs10 lakh he had transferred but they told him to lodge a police complaint.