• Scammers steal profile pictures and create fake WhatsApp accounts.
• Victims believe they are speaking to a trusted person and comply with requests.
• Fraudsters quickly redeem or resell the gift card codes before detection.

 Kolkata IT Employees Duped of ₹1.3 Lakh in Gift Card Scam

• Incident: Two IT professionals in Kolkata were tricked into purchasing Apple gift cards worth ₹1.3 lakh by scammers impersonating their company’s CEO.
  
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  • The victims received WhatsApp messages from unknown numbers with the CEO’s profile picture, requesting them to buy gift cards and share the details.
  • The Bidhannagar cyber cell arrested one of the prime accused from Odisha’s Nayagarh.
  • This case illustrates the tactics scammers use, such as cloning profile pictures, to deceive employees.
• Source: The Times of India