Cyber Police Kashmir saved Rs 18 Lakhs in fake investment scam
06-04-2022
Cyber Police Station Kashmir Zone, Srinagar received a complaint from one person of Bandipora District stated therein that he has been duped/cheated of an amount of Rs 18 lakhs by the fraudsters in online investment scam. The complainant received a link of fake investment website on his cell number wherein he was promised to get double monetary benefits. The victim falls prey and he accessed the website. Then he was made to get himself registered on said website by opening of e-wallet. After registration, victim was made to transfer the hefty amount of Rs 18 lakhs in the said wallet through various UPI transactions. The victim after depositing the said amount was unable to get benefits and was also not able to withdraw his own amount from the said wallet. The complainant tried hard to reach out on available contact details of said company but all in vain. It is then the victim felt suspicious that he has been cheated/duped by the online scammers. After that the complainant approached Cyber Police Kashmir Zone Srinagar for redressal of his grievance.
Accordingly, the matter was taken up with bank authorities to ascertain the details of UPI transactions. During analysis of transactions, it came to fore that the said amount has been transferred through Payment Gateways into their PAYTM Nodal Accounts. Timely and strenuous intervention by the Cyber Police, Kashmir Zone Srinagar was able to hold the payment of Rs 18 Lakhs and later on the payment gateways were made to refund the whole amount into the complainant’s bank account.
Pertinently, it is a new trend for online influencers to convince gullible citizens about “double money return” schemes and make people feel bad about missing the “opportunity” of investing in instruments like cryptocurrency, binary trading, crypto mining, online betting and gaming. Cyber police station, Kashmir zone Srinagar time and again is advising the general public not to believe in such fake links and websites. Trusting them, do not transfer any amount in any form as they are entirely fake. Community members have hailed the prompt action of Cyber Police Station Kashmir Zone Srinagar in tracing and saving the hard earned money of complainant.
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