Pune based engineer loses Rs 20 lakh after liking social media posts, here is what happened

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A Pune-based IT professional lost Rs 20.32 lakh to an online scam involving paid tasks on social media...

However, now that we have entered the new year 2024, the horrors of cyber fraud are nowhere seen to be stopping..

In a recent event of cyber fraud, a techie from Pune ended up losing around Rs 20.32 lakh after liking posts on social media...

The unknown man offered Avinash an opportunity to earn more money by completing some online tasks, as reported by Hindustan Times...

Since the beginning of the year 2023, marked by uncertainty of jobs and mass layoffs, Avinash, in the hope of earning more money, agreed to take up a part-time job..

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