Actor loses ₹1.31 cr in a fake investment scam that promised doubled returns
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Actor loses ₹1.31 cr in a fake investment scam that promised doubled returns

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The police on Sunday booked seven people for allegedly scamming Bollywood actor Deepu Sharma and several others to invest in a fake company and promised doubled profits. Actor loses ₹ 1.31 cr in a fake investment scam that promised doubled returns. They persuaded her to invest a small amount in the company’s share, assuring she will receive twice the investment amount within 10 months. “The documents that they gave me were fake receipts of the investment and later I got to know that the company was also fake,” said Sharma.

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Nagpur businessman duped of ₹7.63 crore after 35 percent returns promise
4 days ago

Nagpur businessman duped of ₹7.63 crore after 35 percent returns promise

Hindustan Times  

A businessman in Nagpur lodged a complaint against a couple for cheating him of ₹7.63 crore on the pretext of giving high returns on the investment. Joshi initially received good returns that led him to invest more Jitendra Narhari Joshi alleged that Jayant Gulabrao Supare and his wife Kesari persuaded him to invest in a company promising a 35 per …

Andheri resident loses ₹5.70 cr in cyberfraud
2 weeks ago

Andheri resident loses ₹5.70 cr in cyberfraud

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A 53-year-old Andheri resident working in an insurance firm was duped of ₹5.70 crore in an online share trading cyber fraud. Andheri resident loses ₹ 5.70 cr in cyberfraud According to the police, the complainant works in an insurance firm. He then sent him a link to join a WhatsApp group which was named ‘Y21-VIP-WTIC World Top Investor Competition’, …

Cyber criminals defraud citizens of ₹1 crore in six cases
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Cyber criminals defraud citizens of ₹1 crore in six cases

Hindustan Times  

Pune: Cyber cheats dupe citizens of nearly ₹1 crore in six cases lodged on December 22. Cyber cheats dupe citizens of nearly ₹ 1 crore in six cases lodged on December 22. ) In the fourth case, a 26-year-old resident has lodged a complaint with the Lonikand police stating that he was cheated of ₹10.30 lakh after he was gulled …

Cyber fraud: Lucknow police recover, return ₹19 lakh to online scam victim
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Cyber fraud: Lucknow police recover, return ₹19 lakh to online scam victim

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The cybercrime cell of the Lucknow police on Saturday helped a state capital resident Amit Gupta get back ₹19 lakh out of ₹ 28.7 lakh that he lost in a cyber fraud on the promise of earning huge profits from trading in the stock market between May and July earlier this year. The cyber frauds, impersonating as representatives of …

WhatsApp share market scam dupe: Mumbai man loses ₹11.1 crore in fake investment scheme
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1 month, 1 week ago

WhatsApp share market scam dupe: Mumbai man loses ₹11.1 crore in fake investment scheme

Live Mint  

In an unfortunate incident involving a retired 75-year-old senior citizen from Colaba, Mumbai, a fraudster's scheme led to the loss of a staggering ₹11.1 crore. Soon after, the scammers moved the victim to a separate WhatsApp group, where they sent him a link to download a fake trading app. Once installed, the app appeared to offer various high-return investment options, …

CA duped of ₹22 lakhs in online share trading scam
1 month, 1 week ago

CA duped of ₹22 lakhs in online share trading scam

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The North cyber police on Monday registered a case against unknown persons after a 52-year-old chartered accountant complained of being scammed into paying ₹22 lakh by cyber frauds who used the online share market investment modus to lure him. CA duped of ₹ 22 lakhs in online share trading scam According to the police, the victim, Ketan Solanki, was …

Karnataka man loses ₹1.7 crore to fraudsters posing as CBI, TRAI officials: Report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka man loses ₹1.7 crore to fraudsters posing as CBI, TRAI officials: Report

Hindustan Times  

A Karnataka resident lost ₹1.7 crore in an elaborate online scam where fraudsters posed as officials from the Central Bureau of Investigation and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Deccan Herald reported. Police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the fraud As per the report, the ordeal began on November 11 when the victim received a call from …

Thane Businessman Duped of ₹5 Cr in Online Share Trading Scam
2 months ago

Thane Businessman Duped of ₹5 Cr in Online Share Trading Scam

Hindustan Times  

A 57-year-old businessman from Thane was duped of ₹5 crore in an online share trading scam. The victim met a man, who introduced himself only as ‘Mr Kapoor,’ and claimed to be an employee of JP Morgan. He was pressured to invest in various schemes and lost ₹5 crore by the time he realized he was being deceived.

Online fraudsters cheat Coimbatore man of ₹1.14 crore
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Online fraudsters cheat Coimbatore man of ₹1.14 crore

The Hindu  

The cybercrime police in Coimbatore have launched an investigation after a resident of Vadavalli in the city was cheated of ₹ 1.14 crore by online fraudsters in a part-time job-cum-investment scam. After the complainant took up the part-time job, the fraudsters lured him into investment schemes with profit margins. The complainant transferred a total of ₹1.14 crore to various bank …

28-year-old actor loses ₹5.10 lakh in gift scam
3 months, 3 weeks ago

28-year-old actor loses ₹5.10 lakh in gift scam

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Malad police registered a cheating case on Thursday after a 28-year-old actor who specialises in VFX movies lost ₹5.10 lakh in a gift scam. HT Image The incident took place this year between August 8 and September 8, when the victim identified as Shalini Jha was at her home in Chincholi Bunder, Malad West, when she received a …

₹2,200 crore ‘online trading’ scam busted in Assam, 38 arrested
4 months ago

₹2,200 crore ‘online trading’ scam busted in Assam, 38 arrested

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The Assam police have arrested 38 people from different parts of the State in less than a week for their alleged involvement in an online trading scam believed to be worth at least ₹2,200 crore. The scam, which ran for almost three years, entailed investing money collected from clients in “shares” with a promise to double the investment in …

Rajasthan native allegedly loses over ₹4 crore to online fraud
4 months ago

Rajasthan native allegedly loses over ₹4 crore to online fraud

The Hindu  

The cyber wing of the Kozhikode City police have registered a case on a complaint by a city-based Rajasthan native that he had been duped of ₹4.08 crore by an individual who claimed to be from Dungarpur in Rajasthan. A press release from the cyber police said that the accused, Amit Jain, reportedly contacted the 67-year-old complainant in January this …

₹264 cr fraudulent TDS refunds: ED attaches assets including Malabar Hill flat, lands in Khandala and Lonavala
5 months, 3 weeks ago

₹264 cr fraudulent TDS refunds: ED attaches assets including Malabar Hill flat, lands in Khandala and Lonavala

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached movable and immovable assets worth ₹14.02 crore in its money-laundering investigation linked to an alleged fraudulent withdrawal of TDS refunds totalling ₹263.95 crore from the Income Tax department. HT Image The attached assets comprise a flat in Malabar Hill, land parcels in Lonavala and Khandala, bank balances, insurance policies, and fixed deposits, estimated …

Faridabad man duped of ₹1.6 cr, 7 arrested
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Faridabad man duped of ₹1.6 cr, 7 arrested

Hindustan Times  

The Faridabad police have arrested seven cyber fraudsters who allegedly impersonated stock market experts and cheated a 70-year-old man of ₹1.6 crore over a period of a little over one month, officers aware of the matter said on Tuesday. The suspects allegedly lured their victims to invest money through a trading app to get “high returns”, police said. Police said …

Man loses Rs 1.92 cr to fraudster posing as chief strategist of ICICI Securities
8 months ago

Man loses Rs 1.92 cr to fraudster posing as chief strategist of ICICI Securities

New Indian Express  

KOCHI : A Kakkanad resident lost Rs 1.92 crore after being duped by a person claiming to be the chief strategist of ICICI Securities. According to the police, the 53-year-old victim – a businessman – received messages on Instagram and WhatsApp from a person who introduced himself as Rajiv Ambani, the chief strategist of ICICI Securities. The victim searched about …

₹5.2 crore gone in a click: Bengaluru man conned by online fraudsters via WhatsApp
8 months, 2 weeks ago

₹5.2 crore gone in a click: Bengaluru man conned by online fraudsters via WhatsApp

Live Mint  

Online stock investment frauds are becoming rampant in India and thousands of people have lost lakhs of rupees in the past few months. In a recent case of an online scam on WhatsApp, a Bengaluru businessman lost a whopping ₹5.2 crore after clicking on a link to download an app. According to a Times of India report, the victim received …

Navi Mumbai Man Duped of Rs 1.36 Cr in Sharing Trading Fraud
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Navi Mumbai Man Duped of Rs 1.36 Cr in Sharing Trading Fraud

News 18  

A 48-year-old man from Navi Mumbai allegedly lost Rs 1.36 crore to cyber fraudsters who lured him to invest in share trading, police said on Sunday. Based on a complaint, a case under section 420 and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act has been registered at the cyber police station against two persons and …

Mahadev app scam: ED freezes shares worth ₹1,100 cr bought using fake accounts
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Mahadev app scam: ED freezes shares worth ₹1,100 cr bought using fake accounts

Live Mint  

During investigation in the Mahadev betting app case, the Enforcement Directorate revealed that several dummy accounts and fake bank entities were being used to invest nearly ₹1,100 crore in the stock market. On March 8, the probing agency said that it has frozen stock market portfolios worth over ₹1,100 crore in demat accounts linked to the prime accused in the …

How 74-year-old lost ₹18 lakh to online investment fraud
11 months ago

How 74-year-old lost ₹18 lakh to online investment fraud

The Hindu  

A 74-year-old resident of B. Mooda in Bantwal was defrauded of ₹18.92 lakh to links that promised of good returns for investment in online trading. In the complaint to Bantwal Town Police on Thursday, Subraya Rama Madiwala said that he recently received a message from an unknown number through WhatsApp that undertaking online trading through ‘Kuroto Capital Fund’ would fetch …

Kolkata Businessman Falls Prey To Cyber Fraud, Loses Rs 2.3 Crore: Report
1 year ago

Kolkata Businessman Falls Prey To Cyber Fraud, Loses Rs 2.3 Crore: Report

News 18  

Incidents of cyber crimes often grab the headlines as people lose their hard earned money by falling prey to online fraud. Also, there are less chances of recovery in such cases, however, a businessman in Kolkata was lucky enough to get back Rs 1.2 crore just six days after being duped of Rs 2.3 crore by cybercriminals. Saurav Tibrewal, a …

Actor Rakesh Bedi falls victim to cyber fraud, loses ₹85,000
1 year ago

Actor Rakesh Bedi falls victim to cyber fraud, loses ₹85,000

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Bollywood and television actor, Rakesh Bedi, 69, found himself scammed by a cyber fraudster claiming to be an army personnel. The actor lost ₹85,000 in the process, but his quick realisation prevented further financial damage. Rakesh Bedi lost ₹ 85,000 in the process, but his quick realisation prevented further financial damage Bedi reported to the police that the accused …

Pune businessman duped of ₹1.57 cr in cryptocurrency fraud, two held
1 year, 1 month ago

Pune businessman duped of ₹1.57 cr in cryptocurrency fraud, two held

Hindustan Times  

The city cyber police arrested two brothers for duping a city-based businessman to the tune of ₹1.57 crore in cryptocurrency ledger nano wallet fraud. Police further revealed that the accused duo duped many more such people to the tune of ₹ 8 crore and investigation regarding the same is underway. Meenal Supe-Patil, senior police inspector at cyber cell Pune, said, …

Nagpur businessman duped of ₹58 crore in online gaming scam
1 year, 5 months ago

Nagpur businessman duped of ₹58 crore in online gaming scam

Hindustan Times  

A businessman from Nagpur lost a staggering ₹58 crore in online gambling and the investigation led to the recovery of ₹17 crore in cash besides 14 kg of gold from the house of the person who allegedly duped him, police said here on Saturday. "Jain apparently convinced the complainant -- a businessman -- to explore online gambling as a lucrative …

Central government official, wife among 4 booked for duping investors on the pretext of doubling returns
1 year, 5 months ago

Central government official, wife among 4 booked for duping investors on the pretext of doubling returns

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Four persons, including a government officer and his wife, were booked recently for allegedly cheating several people on the pretext of doubling their investment within a year in slum rehabilitation schemes and redevelopment projects around the city. In 2018, the economic offences wing of the Mumbai police arrested Sahay for duping a builder of ₹4 crore,” an officer from …

Vivek Oberoi duped of Rs 1.55 crore by business partners; files police complaint
1 year, 5 months ago

Vivek Oberoi duped of Rs 1.55 crore by business partners; files police complaint

India TV News  

Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi was allegedly duped of Rs 1.55 crore by three persons who asked him to invest in an event and film production firm promising good returns but used the money for themselves, police said on Friday. The incident came to light when the actor’s chartered accountant filed a police complaint against the trio in the MIDC police …

Chandigarh man loses ₹17 lakh to cyber swindler
1 year, 7 months ago

Chandigarh man loses ₹17 lakh to cyber swindler

Hindustan Times  

An unidentified person has been booked by the Chandigarh’s cyber crime police for allegedly duping a Behlana man of ₹16.91 lakh on the pretext of investing his money, officials said Monday. An unidentified person has been booked by the Chandigarh’s cyber crime police for allegedly duping a Behlana man of ₹ 16.91 lakh on the pretext of investing his money, …

'Get a life', says Ameesha Patel, after being accused of defrauding businessman
3 years, 10 months ago

'Get a life', says Ameesha Patel, after being accused of defrauding businessman

Hindustan Times  

Actor Ameesha Patel took to her social media accounts on Saturday to seemingly address reports that she'd defrauded a businessman, who claims she cheated him of ₹2.5 crore. Ameesha Patel's last film was 2018's Bhaiaji Superhit. According to a Firstpost story, Ameesha has been accused by producer Ajay Kumar Singh of having him invest in a film that she ultimately …

Fraudsters posing as bank officers dupe Rs 11 crore from businessman, 2 held from Delhi
4 years, 11 months ago

Fraudsters posing as bank officers dupe Rs 11 crore from businessman, 2 held from Delhi

India TV News  

A father-son duo from Delhi was arrested by the Ahmedabad police for allegedly extracting Rs 11.06 crore from a city businessman by posing as bank officers and luring him into investing in various schemes and insurance products over three years, said officials on Thursday. In his complaint, apparel trader Prataprai Avtani had alleged he was duped to the tune of …

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