Over two and a half months, the complainant said, he transferred the money to multiple bank accounts, in what he believed were official transactions linked to job confirmations.A 49-year-old journalist and author living in Bengaluru lost Rs 55 lakh in 73 days after fraudsters who offered him high-paying jobs tricked him into transferring money in the name of registration fees, processing charges, and Goods and Services Tax, the police said on Wednesday.According to the cyber police, who have registered a case and are investigating, the resident of Kasavanahalli in Bengaluru filed a complaint on Tuesday stating that he had registered on Naukri.com and received a call asking him to register on the Indeed job portal.The fraudsters used spoofed numbers and email addresses, including indeed1008@ybl, punkajs.indeed@gmail.com, and hr@indeedglobe.com, to build credibility, according to the FIR. They also provided fake credentials, including job IDs and designations of people at companies like Amazon.Over two and a half months, the complainant said, he transferred the money to multiple bank accounts, in what he believed were official transactions linked to job confirmations. When the promised job offers never materialised and communication ceased, he realised he had been duped.The FIR names five suspects—Pankaj Singh, Karthick, Abhinav Arora, Ram Gopal Meena, and Bidappa—all thought to be operating from Delhi and Haryana.It has been filed under sections 66(c) (identity theft) and 66(d) (cheating by personation by using computer resource) of the Information Technology Act and sections 318(4)(cheating) and 319(2) (cheating by personation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt Ltd