Software employee loses 22.8 lakh after being asked to pay 25 lakh in taxes
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AI-generated summary of the coverage listed below: A software employee saw ₹1.44 crore in his account and lost ₹22.8 lakh after being told to pay ₹25 lakh in “taxes” before withdrawal. Two amounts were held in Andhra’s Nandyal, and he realized he had been cheated.
Covered by 5 outlets across the spectrum: 20% left, 60% center, 20% right.
Who is covering this story
- Left-leaning (1): The Hindu
- Center (2): Free Press Journal, The New Indian Express
- Right-leaning (1): India Today
Sources
- Rs 1 Click Costs Man ₹91K In Online Dry Fruit Fraud In Indore — Free Press Journal (center)
- Mumbai Cyber Fraud: 52-Year-Old Man Duped Of ₹11.50 Lakh In ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam By Fake ATS Officer; Case Registered — Free Press Journal (center)
- 9 transactions in 3 hours: Ex-Army man loses Rs 28 lakh to pension cyber fraud — India Today (right-leaning)
- ‘Digital arrest’ leaves Hyderabad's 79-year-old retiree poorer by Rs 15.7 lakh — The New Indian Express (center)
- Software employee saw ₹1.44 crore in his account, lost ₹22.8 lakh; two held in Andhra’s Nandyal — The Hindu (left-leaning)