Thane Woman Loses ₹8 Lakh in 'Work From Home' Cyber Fraud

• A Thane woman, searching for a job, was defrauded of eight lakh rupees through a 'work from home' scam.
• She saw an advertisement on Instagram, which led her to WhatsApp and then Telegram, where she interacted with individuals named Shilpita, Sayali Kamble, and Vikram Singat.
• The fraudsters assigned tasks like reviewing hotels and share market trading, providing an investment link.
• Initially, the woman was shown fake profits, enticing her to invest a total of eight lakh rupees.
• Cyber police are investigating the case and have re-issued warnings to citizens about such online job scams.

Why It Matters: Beware of 'work from home' offers on social media; a Thane woman lost ₹8 lakh to a cyber fraud trio.