| Name of Complainant | |
| Date of Complaint | June 23, 2023 |
| Name(s) of companies complained against | Smartsites |
| Category of complaint | Internet Services |
| Permanent link of complaint | Right click to copy link |
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I have been scammed by SmartSites fake job employment through Telegram. Initially, they contacted on WhatsApp, which led to a telegram, and assigned a person to do the job and settle the payment. First, they will give us small tasks like following some Instagram pages (They claimed that their clients) and after that, they will guide us to a website like a multibrand e-commerce portal and request that we deposit money there, offering commissions for purchases from that portal using the deposited funds. Initially, we will receive the commissions for our small deposits as they offer them. It’s a trap if you put any money in as per their instructions. On the next day, they will ask you to deposit about 5000, 10800, or 20800, 50800 respectively. If we deposit any amount, you will not get a refund/withdraw until the task is complete, once the task starts, they will demand that you deposit more money to withdraw the existing fund. They treated it like a mind game. They know well how we respond, they are well prepared/experienced. After that, they will add another group with a few members to gain our trust and convince us (at last, I’ve identified that other members are also their team members). It happened to me! when I recognized I had lost Rs. 67k. Still, there are websites with active status in different subdomains and telegram ids. I have noticed that they’re using current accounts to deposit the payment. The one they gave me is “BS Cashews and Dry Fruits,”, “MS Royal Touch Fashion,” and so on. I’m not sure how they gain current account access. If anyone can assist me in getting my money back, it will be appreciated. I have raised complaints with the cybercrime portal and the bank.
Is there no one who can stop or track such scammers?
Currently active websites are
https://m.sstechindia48.com
https://m.sstechindia71.com
The Telegram id would start with @Tutor_swamy, @payrollcler_kankur, Alisa, and much more, and they have groups with 250 members named SSTech, SmartTech, and so on.
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I too get this message telling me to complete a task by following some brands and then sending code to telegram.
I wish I have seen this page before. I have just been scammed by Smartsites too. I lost 1300 GBP. They used this website https://www.geminmm.com/ for Business tasks buying BITCOIN and Telegram Wallet. I can’t believe I fell for it! They have several fake Telegram accounts. When I try to phone, they wouldn’t answer.