The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached movable assets worth Rs 6.47 crore including Rs 71.3 lakh in the form of crypto currency in the China-linked part time job fraud case on money laundering charges. The ED initiated investigation on the basis of an FIR registered by South CEN Police Station, Bengaluru City in the matter related to part time job fraud.
The investigation revealed that gullible youth were cheated by certain Chinese persons through a mobile App Keepsharer who promised them a part time job and collected money from them, the ED said in a statement.
These Chinese persons formed companies in India and recruited many Indians as directors, translators, HR Manager and Tele callers. The App Keepsharer offered part time job opportunities to the youths. This app was linked with an investment App.
The Chinese people collected money from the public in the name of investment through this app. The youth were given the task of liking the videos of celebrities and uploading them on social media, on completion of the task, Rs.20 per video was credited in the Keepsharer wallet.