500 rupees under the pillar of the bridge, 500 rupees behind the nameboard, 1500 rupees in the grass! When going through Instagram videos, there are few people who do not look curiously at a video where money is hidden like this. Trending on social media, treasure hunt videos are the latest strategy to gain followers and viewers at a low cost.
What’s behind these videos: The idea came here from some foreign influencers. Hide iPhones and other valuable devices in a special place. The trick to getting views was to challenge them to find it. When it came to our country it became ‘catch’ notes. With the video of hiding and finding it, the incident took another level. More and more people have started trying the strategy of making millions of views and money with Rs.500.
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The challenge is done after hiding an amount starting from 200 rupees in a place where people with knowledge of the area can find it. The challenge ends when the finder comments cashed. By the time some find the place they have struggled to hide, it will be empty. He will return with peace of mind that he will find some wise man before him. A real buddhiman who takes money and shoots a video and then turns it off and takes it back, smiles like Kochin Hanifa in Punjabi House and goes looking for the next place. However, no legal issues with the new ‘game’ have been reported yet. That is why neither the cyber cell nor the police have given any warning yet.