The Delhi Police has made a special appeal to the common citizens to avoid the greed for investment on social media. Caution should be taken by fake advertisements given on the pretense of big profits on platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram and Instagram. Police have said that many people have lost their huge amount in these fake investment schemes and the police is currently investigating the matter seriously.
Manoj’s experience: Cyber thugs trapped at the behest of a friend
The case of Manoj, a resident of Rohini, who works in an electronic company, came before the police. He told that his friend Rakesh, who used to make good profits through a smart trading app in the stock market, inspired him to invest in trading. Rakesh gave him a WhatsApp number, where a girl named Arohi sent a link during the conversation.
By joining this link, Manoj created his account and initially invested two lakh rupees. Gradually, he increased investment, but when tried to withdraw money, it was told that 15% income tax would have to be paid. In this way, Manoj told the police that overall he sent more than six lakh 26 thousand rupees to those cyber thugs, who are now absconding. The police of Rohini Cyber Police Station have registered a case in this case and started investigation.
Story of Ajay: Businessmen trapped in NRI thugs trap
Ajay, a resident of Rithala area, who runs a company of industrial packaging machine in Rohini, was also victims of this fraud. He received a call from an unknown number, which was asked to buy the industry machine. Gradually, during the conversation, the caller described himself as an NRI and expressed his desire to buy a bungalow in Delhi.
He encouraged Ajay to invest and took 34 lakh 50 thousand rupees through the bank account. Later he stopped both call and contact. On finding out the fraud, Ajay lodged a complaint with the police, and the police of Rohini Cyber Police Station is investigating the matter.
Woman stuck with Instagram advertisement
A 40 -year -old woman who lives in Rohini, was watching the reel on Instagram when an advertisement for a wealth investment app came. On clicking on it, she joined a WhatsApp group. According to the instructions of the group, he deposited a total of 3 lakh 15 thousand rupees in different accounts through the app.
When he tried to withdraw money, he failed. When he was asked to invest again, he refused, after which the group members blocked him. On finding out the fraud, the woman has complained in the cyber cell and the police is investigating.
Ramdu Bagang’s experience: Fake 100% return on Telegram
Ramdu Bagang, of Arunachal Pradesh origin and living in Rohini, said that he was given 100% returns within 1 hour in the name of an investment and profit scheme on Telegram. He invested about two and a half lakh rupees, but later considered it a scam. Police investigation is also going on in this case.
Cyber advisory of Delhi Police
Be sure to check the credibility of investment advertisements shown on social media, especially when profits are shown abnormally more.
Read and follow the rules and instructions issued by ‘SEBI’ before trading.
Do not share your trading and demat account login credentials with an unknown person.
Avoid clicking on any suspicious link found on Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, WhatsApp.
If you are suspicious of any kind of fraud or fraud, call on 1930 immediately or lodge cybercrime on cybercrime.gov.in.
Conclusions: Advertisements that lure great benefits on social media are often deception. Caution and awareness is the biggest weapon to protect against such cyber crimes. Take this warning of Delhi Police seriously and make your investment safe.
