Nagpur: A 34 year -old female clerk working in a local bank fell prey to a cyber criminal who extorted Rs 24.50 lakh from her. The Cyber Police have registered a case and launched an investigation. The woman received a message from a person named Jessica on WhatsApp on November 6.
She was added to the IIFL Service Group 117, where she was lured into making a substantial investment in the stock market with promises of lucrative returns.
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Without suspecting the intentions of the fraudsters, the woman invested Rs 24.50 lakh in the fraudulent scheme.
Despite virtual profits shown, the victim discovered she couldn’t withdraw any gains. A police official said that thewoman was manipulated bythe accused by showing hervirtual profits of over Rs 50 lakh.
She realised the deception asshe was unable to withdrawthe profit which she booked on-line in the app. The womanapproached the cyber policeand lodged a complaint. A caseunder relevant sections of theIPC was registered.
