A woman from Bangalore was cheated by a fake astrologer on Instagram in the name of worshiping Rs 6 lakh. Know the whole matter.

In this world full of stress and troubles, if you get a profile during scrolling on Instagram that claims to solve all problems with astrology, will you trust it? A 24 -year -old woman from Bangalore rely on one such profile and lost about 6 lakh rupees in an attempt to solve her love life problems.

The woman, who worked in a private company in Electronics City, saw an astrological service on Instagram in January. There was a picture of Aghori Baba on the page, which made him feel real and contacted him.

How did you cheat? In curiosity, the woman messaged the astrologer, after which she was contacted by a person named Vijay Kumar and asked to check the horoscope with a name and date of birth. After a while Vijay told him that there is planetary dosha in his marriage and special worship would have to be done to remove them.

The first puja fee was Rs 1,820, which the woman felt right and paid through a digital app. But after this, about 5.9 lakh rupees were taken from the woman in the name of performing many pujas, stating more planets.

When the woman refused to pay more money and asked for her money back, Vijay returned only Rs 13,000. After this he started making emotional pressure and said that if he asked for money back, he would commit suicide.

Then the woman received a call from a person Prashant, who described himself as a lawyer and said that Vijay is thinking of committing suicide with pressure to return the money. The woman then realized that this was a completely cheating network and filed a police complaint.

What to do?

• Do not believe any online profile immediately.
• Avoid transferring huge amount to unknown people.
• Beware of emotional blackmailing and report immediately.
• Check the reliability of online services thoroughly.

Frauds take advantage of your feelings and insecurity. The best way to stay safe is not to blindly trust any information.

Disclaimer: This article has been published only for public cyber crime awareness. The mentioned incident took place a month ago, and the purpose of this report is to educate readers about online scams and help them to be vigilant about fraud activities.