{
  "id": 18958584,
  "title": "Woman Duped Of ₹15.30 Lakh In Online Task Scam; Five Unknown Persons Booked",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/woman-duped-of-15-30-lakh-in-online-task-scam-five-unknown-persons",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T13:58:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/woman-duped-of-1530-lakh-in-online-task-scam-five-unknown-persons-booked"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai: A 34-year-old TCS manager was duped of Rs.15.30 lakh in an online task-based investment scam, according to a police report filed at the East Region Cyber Police Station. The woman, who lives in Kurla East, was lured into the scheme on Instagram, where she was promised lucrative returns for reviewing and rating hotels and restaurants on Google. After transferring money through UPI, IMPS, and RTGS, she received only a fraction of her claimed earnings and was denied access to her alleged profits. The accused, five unidentified individuals, remain at large as authorities investigate the case.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: A 34-year-old woman working as a manager with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has allegedly been cheated of Rs.15.30 lakh by cyber fraudsters who lured her into an online task-based investment scam under the pretext of earning money by reviewing and rating hotels and restaurants on Google. The case has been registered against five unidentified persons at the East Region Cyber Police…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}