Man loses ?20 lakh in new scam over Google Maps: Here?s all details you need to know

A Greater Noida resident lost ?20 lakh in a scam involving hotel ratings on Google Maps, leading to death threats. Here's some tips to avoid online fraud.

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A resident of Greater Noida has become a victim of a work-from-home scam involving rating hotels on Google Maps. Sandeep Kumar, residing in the Chi-1 sector, lost Rs. 20.

54 lakh in January this year, according to PTI reports. An FIR was filed at the Cyber Crime police station in Noida Sector 36 against an unidentified individual earlier this week. The FIR has been registered under sections 420 (cheating), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code, and provisions of the Information Technology Act, according to local police.



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