'10 rupee gang' cheats job seekers in Bengaluru

As the pandemic swept the country, people have lost jobs and are looking for new jobs. Taking this opportunity a gang named '10-rupee gang' have been cheating people pretending to be recruitment specialists.

Bengaluru (Karnataka): Most of the people lost their job due to the Corona pandemic and are now searching for new jobs. A new gang aptly named '10 rupee gang' in Bengaluru is targeting these people and cheating them by promises of giving jobs at reputed companies at a nominal fee of Rs 10.

At least 10 job seekers have been cheated by this gang. Ten rupee gang members call job aspirants, seek their bank details and ask Rs 10 as application fee.

In one such case, a young lady from Hanumanthanagar was approached by this gang. They called her and introduced themself as staff of a recruitment portal. They provided the link and asked her to fill the application. And they said that it would be a Work From Home position. Believing this she immediately filled the application. They asked for a Bank account and CVV number. After three transactions Rs 42,010 was debited from her account.

In other cases Mallika from Koramangala lost 1.9 lakh, Anusha from Matthikere lost 19,000. Around 10 such cases have been registered in just one week. Bengaluru police are searching for the accused and warn the public not to share bank account details with anyone.