2 Crore Loss On One Click, Biggest Case Of Online Fraud

A case of cyber fraud has come to light where a person lost his hard earned money in the lure of earning more money. By the time the man came to know about the fraud, he had lost Rs 2 crore. Let us tell you about this matter in detail.

Online Fraud: You must have seen many cases of cyber fraud, where people click on online links and fall into the trap of fraudsters and become victims of online fraud. Another such case has come up. Here a person loses his hard earned money in the temptation of earning more money. By the time the person realized the deception, it was too late. This person lost 2 crore rupees in this fraud. It is being considered as the biggest case of online fraud ever. Let us tell you about it in detail.

According to the information, this entire matter is from Pune. A man living here became a victim of an online fraud. Within a month they lost Rs 2 crore. The scam used a bogus stock market investment company, named after a US-based venture capital fund. The victim has registered an FIR at the Wakad police station.

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The link went on social media

A person fell into the trap of fraudsters after seeing an advertisement on social media. The ad was promoting a stock market investment platform linked to a famous US-based venture capital fund. The person clicked on the link and joined a WhatsApp group. The group administrator shared online tutorials and links through the platform and encouraged investment.

The victim downloaded the application on the phone to invest. The app showed a good return on investment, which impressed the person. Within a few weeks thereafter, he transferred a total of Rs 2.15 crore. All this was done through text chat. After some time the victim became suspicious and investigated. In it he found that the company name was not related to stock market investment.

Used fake social media profiles.

The victim then contacted the police. It has been revealed that cybercriminals used fake social media profiles for manipulation. Investigation revealed that the phone application, company name were all fake. In this entire case, the man had made half a dozen transactions worth Rs 2.15 crore. It is being told that the accounts used by the fraudsters were from Mumbai, Delhi, Telangana, Noida and Rajasthan. The accounts are currently under investigation.

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