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Cases of cyber fraud keep coming to the fore. New cases of fraud keep coming to the fore through message, WhatsApp or email, but the latest case is related to the social media platform Facebook. Two crore rupees were stolen from a businessman’s bank account by a cyber criminal by luring him with a greed of Rs 10 crore on Facebook.
In Telangana, a fraud company lured a businessman with huge returns instead of investment and got the businessman to invest in a crypto trading portal. The businessman invested two crore rupees in the crypto trading portal. Got empty assurance in return. Now the businessman is feeling cheated. He has registered a case with the police against this fraud.
According to information received from the Rachakonda police, between March 6 and May 17, a businessman invested Rs 2 crore in crypto currency. The businessman made this investment after seeing an advertisement for bitcoin trading on Facebook. Police said that a link to the bitcoin website came on the businessman’s Facebook page. During the investment in the advertisement, it was claimed to give returns beyond expectation. When the businessman clicked on the link, the link for registration was sent from the website. After registration, the businessman downloaded the company’s app.
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After registration, during WhatsApp chat, the businessman started getting investment tips from the company. The trader bought USDT worth USD 206 million from March 6 to May 17 on the direction of the company and was defrauded
The businessman told the police that he had taken a loan from the bank for investment, it was expected that after some time a profit of Rs 10 crore would be made by investing around Rs 2-2.5 crore. The website also made the same claim.
On the complaint of the businessman, the cyber crime branch of the police has registered a case. Police say that the entire matter is being investigated.
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Tags: cyber crimes, facebook, online fraud, Tech news in hindi
FIRST PUBLISHED : May 26, 2023, 17:50 IST
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