Sanguem man loses Rs 3.30L in job scam

Margao: A job scam case was registered at Sanguem police station based on a complaint by Bakar Shaikh, 51, a resident of Bamonsai, Sanguem.


On November 12, 2024, unknown individuals contacted Shaikh via Facebook about a lucrative job opportunity in Canada. They sent him a link, followed by a call from an unknown number. The caller instructed Shaikh to send his CV via WhatsApp, which he did, hoping to secure the job.

The culprits later demanded Rs 3.3 lakh for processing the job application, which Shaikh paid in instalments before realising he was deceived.

A case has been registered under sections 319(2), 318(4), read with 3(5) of the BNS 2023, and section 66-D of the IT Act, which deals with cheating by impersonation using computer resources.