Hyderabad: Bibinagar ke ek trader ₹1.64 crore ke cyber scam ka shikaar ban gaye jab unhein ek fake US stock trading website ke zariye high returns ka jhaasa diya gaya. Yeh online fraud tab shuru hua jab woh internet par browse karte waqt is misleading site tak pahuche, jo apne aap ko free-market investments mein expert batati thi.
Trader ne site par register karne ke baad apne aap ko ek WhatsApp group mein paya jahan unhein ek “advisory representative” assign kiya gaya. Yeh representative step-by-step unhein trading instructions dene laga. Unse kaha gaya ke woh ek trading account kholen apne personal bank details ke saath, aur ek alag app install karein.
Pehla investment ₹43,000 ka tha. Trust banane ke liye, scammers ne ₹4,250 unke account mein deposit bhi kiya, jisse platform legit lage. Dheere dheere trader ne zyada paise lagana shuru kiya, aur multiple transactions ke zariye unka total investment badhta gaya. Scammers ka kehna tha ke unka paisa US dollars mein convert ho raha hai aur American markets mein invest kiya ja raha hai.
App par trader ko ek impressive $300,000 ka balance dikhaaya gaya. Lekin jab unhone withdrawal karne ki koshish ki, toh unse 20% tax upfront maanga gaya. Is par bharosa karte hue trader ne ₹50 lakh aur transfer kiye. Aakhirkar, trading platform ne balance erase kar diya aur saari communication band ho gayi.
Total mila kar, trader ne ₹1.66 crore alag alag accounts mein transfer kiye. Sirf ₹1.93 lakh unko “profit” ke taur par wapas mila. Jab unhe samajh aaya ke unke saath fraud hua hai, toh unhone Rachakonda Cybercrime police se raabta kiya. Case register ho chuka hai aur investigation jaari hai.
