India, March 21 -- A man recently fell victim to an online job scam, losing Rs.1.2 lakh after being lured into a fake work-from-home scheme. The victim shared his ordeal on Reddit, warning others about fraudulent recruiters targeting individuals through WhatsApp and Telegram.

According to his post, the scam began when he received a message from someone posing as an HR representative of a reputed company. The recruiter offered a simple task-submitting online orders to help businesses rank better-and promised a high salary of over Rs.4.4 lakh per month. The victim was directed to a website where he could track his earnings, which initially appeared to be increasing.

However, things took a turn when the platform claimed that his account ba...