Kumar Bahukhandi
HiBox App Scam: Actress Rhea Chakraborty, comedian Bharti Singh and YouTuber Elvish Yadav are badly trapped in a scam case related to the 500 crore HiBox mobile app. In this scam of 500 crores, Delhi Police has sent summons to many YouTubers and social media influencers including Rhea Chakraborty, comedian Bharti Singh and YouTuber Elvish Yadav. These people have lured thousands of people with the promise of interest returns.
In this scam, Delhi Police had received more than 500 complaints that after watching the promotional videos of their favorite social media influencers and YouTubers, they had invested in this app. A case has also been registered against them for scamming 30 thousand people.
According to news agency PTI, Police Commissioner Hemant Tiwari said, ‘HIBOX is a mobile application which was part of a planned scam. Through the application, the accused promised guaranteed returns of one to five percent daily and 30 to 90 percent in a month. Police also informed that the main accused in this case, Shivram (30), who is a resident of Chennai, has already been arrested.
Case registered against these YouTubers and influencers
Apart from Rhea Chakraborty, comedian Bharti Singh and YouTuber Elvish Yadav, a complaint has been filed against YouTubers like Saurabh Joshi, Harsh Limbachiyaa, Abhishek Malhan, Dilraj Singh Rawat, Purav Jha, Lakshya Chaudhary, Adarsh Singh and Amit in the Highbox mobile app scam case.
Police investigating EasyBuzz and PhonePe
The police has also said in a statement that it is also investigating two payment platforms – EasyBuzz and PhonePe. Because these apps have not followed the guidelines of the Reserve Bank of India.
