Moving over the lottery scams, internet scammers are now targeting Facebookusers by offering them an opportunity to earn up to Rs 5 lakh a month by working from home.
The writeup on the link says that India has been choosen for such a job opportunity after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerbergand convinced him to invest in India and hire more Indians.
Such mails, which resemble very much like Facebook's interface are being circulated among the unsuspecting social media users. To make the offer sound genuine, the page also has Modi's picture and a quote attributed to him saying, "Looks like Facebook is trying to become the India's biggest employer.
A spokesperson for Facebook did not comment on the story.
To earn, that kind of money, the person just needs to post links, share stories, review sites and some other simple tasks with the option of working from their own place. However, to make use of the opportunity to make quick bucks, the user has to pay a small fee for getting a kit to get started.
According to a report released last year by Dutch financial intelligence organisation, Ultrsascan AGI, Indians were defrauded to the tune of over USD870 million in 2013. India ranks among top five growing markets for such frauds, which happen mainly through email.
The report highlighted that number of such scams has increased over the past few years. In 2006, the amount of money Indians lost stood only at about USD 32 million.
Correspondingly, there has been a 20-fold increase in scammers active and residing in India with their numbers now counting over 4,700. The report added that India is not only the targeted country, but also base for scammers targeting other countries.
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