A Mangaluru resident has lost ₹54.64 lakh to an online investment app, the link of which he received from an unknown woman, who became his friend through Facebook.
In a complaint to the Cyber Economic and Narcotic Crime police station, the victim said that this July he accepted a friend request from Aditi Kapur on Facebook and he was in touch with her. One day, he received a message on WhatsApp from Aditi Kapur from +1 (623) 2739277 and he continued his interaction with her.
Aditi Kapur first asked the victim to invest in “Century Global Gold Capital” and promised him three times return on the investment. In July she sent the link related to m.goldstradeapp.com. He registered on the website and the victim received an UID number. The victim transferred a total of ₹54.64 lakh on different dates to accounts given by Aditi Kapur and he failed to get money in return.
The victim first reported the incident to national cyber crime helpline 1930 and the FIR was soon after registered at the CEN police station.
Published – November 27, 2024 09:04 pm IST