Job Seeker in Joida Loses ₹1.93 Lakh in Work-from-Home Scam
By The News Observer Desk
Joida, September 29, 2025 – Ramadevi, a resident near Castel Rock Government Hospital in Joida, has fallen victim to an online work-from-home scam, losing ₹1,93,700 after being deceived twice. Desperate for employment, she confided in her husband, Suresh, about the fraud after exhausting her savings.
Ramadevi, who had been searching for a job due to lack of work, was approached on August 19 via Instagram by an individual named Ananya Patel. Patel offered small tasks with promised payments upon completion. Trusting the offer, Ramadevi accepted and received ₹120 and later ₹200 deposited into her bank account, which boosted her confidence in the scheme.
On August 21, Patel proposed another task, claiming a ₹500 investment would yield ₹910 and required opening a Bitcoin account. Patel introduced Ramadevi to someone named Sail Hussain over the phone and added her to a Telegram group with individuals named Pooja, Ravi, Birendra Kumar, and Deepankar De. The group was assigned tasks involving investments of ₹3,000, ₹10,000, and ₹30,000. Everyone except Ramadevi provided proof of their investments, influencing her to invest as well.
At this point, Patel introduced another individual, Shweta, before disappearing. Shweta claimed Ramadevi had made an error in her investment and needed to invest an additional ₹50,000 to fix her Bitcoin account. Believing this, Ramadevi paid the amount. Shweta then convinced her to invest another ₹1,00,000, promising profits. After seeing others in the Telegram group invest, Ramadevi complied. Shweta later returned only ₹5,000, citing errors in the initial investment, and demanded more money. Having invested ₹1,93,700 and received only ₹6,230 back, Ramadevi refused to pay further.
Subsequently, another individual, Kavya Agarwal, contacted Ramadevi via Instagram, promising a ₹14,999 profit for an ₹800 investment. Agarwal misled her with claims about USD transfers, company employment, and separate GST payments. Trusting Agarwal, Ramadevi invested an additional ₹55,549, only to be deceived again.
Having lost all the money in her bank account, Ramadevi informed her husband, Suresh. She then contacted the police helpline at 1930 and reported the fraud to the Ramanagar police. A case has been registered, and Ramadevi has urged the authorities to track down the scammers and recover her money.
