MORADABAD — A cybercrime syndicate has stolen ₹58 lakh from a local businesswoman and her employee over just 25 days, police report. The criminals lured the victims into downloading a bogus “task‑completion” app that promised earnings for simple assignments but instead drained funds through staged deposits and loans.
From idle taps to empty bank accounts
The fraud began when the victim received a WhatsApp message in May 2025 inviting her to join an online gaming‑style app called “Rent House”. The fraudsters claimed that depositing ₹1 lakh and completing daily “tasks” could double her money. Over time, the initial 30 tasks grew into a new offering called “7Exs,” prompting repeated transfers. Between May 31 and June 25, the woman, her acquaintance, and a third account transferred a total of ₹58 lakh into multiple fraudulent accounts, sometimes borrowing or taking loans to meet the deposits. It was only when funds could not be withdrawn that the victims realised the scam and approached the Moradabad Cyber Crime Branch.
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Patterned deception: old trick, new scale
Moradabad Police Superintendent Kumar Ranvijay Singh confirmed the ₹58 lakh fraud was part of a broader trend in task‑based cyberfraud. Similar scams in the same region netted ₹10.63 lakh from another businessman and targeted employees through Telegram channels offering “easy tasks”. The perpetrators are believed to be part of a larger ring that channels victims through social app links to seemingly simple money‑making tasks, until the demands spiral.
Cybercrime Station in‑charge Manoj Kumar Parmar is leading the investigation. Authorities are tracing the multiplicity of accounts used to receive the transfers, hoping to uncover the identities of fraudsters and freeze remaining assets.
