‘I had no option but to deposit money’, lost Rs 1.2 crore in Scam

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Last update:15 February, 2025, 18:26 IST

The 61 -year -old female working in the government department lost 1.2 crore in the Investment Scam. The scammers took such a huge amount of money from the female. Know what the whole matter is

New Delhi. Online and the scam on the phone is no longer printed from anyone. This is the reason why the government is making every person aware to protect it from such scams. Whenever you call a person, you must hear this pre-ridded message to unknown numbers, do not be afraid if you get a call from judge, lawyer or police and contact the police help line or cyber crime help line 1930 and inform it. . Apart from this, this message also comes pre-richeced that no online investment tips should be believed.

But even then people get into the trap of scammers and lose their deposits. Something similar has happened with a 61 -year -old female. Mahila has lost 1.2 crore by stuck in online investment scam. Know what is the whole matter.

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How to lose money
The 61 -year -old Mahila works in the government office. She is a resident of Shahdara. A man claimed to have been from the online shopping platform of the Britain and said that he could get high returns by entering into his platform. The woman believed the words of Scammer and got ready to invest her savings zodiac. According to the Times of India report, this scam was started through a fake social media profile, which the woman considered real.

The official said that the fraud started when she joined a person who described himself as a friend on social media in October last year. The person claimed to be a successful seller on the platform and persuaded the woman to join the app, which was introduced as an online marketplace. Scammer gave him a destroyer that he has been earning a bigger profit for the last two years and the woman can do so. Later the conversation came on WhatsApp, where the victim was told how to invest her money.

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Relying on the scammer, the woman registered a fake platform and used her own money to fulfill the order from the app. Over time, he completed 56 orders of about 1.28 million dollars (about 1 crore rupees) and the platform showed him a big profit. However, when he tried to withdraw his earnings, scammers started creating obstacles. He told him that he had missed on fulfilling some orders on time, which has allegedly deteriorated his credit score on the app. To fix his credit and enabling Vithdraval, scammers demanded a deposit of Rs 35 lakh.

Mahila felt that she was trapped and the desperate woman fulfilled her demand to get her money back and deposited the money. However, there was further delay in the Vidharadraval process and was asked to accept the Vidhalaval option and to deposit Rs 34.5 lakh. In order to fulfill these demands, the woman had to take a loan on her provident fund, which ended all her recourse. Despite paying, the scammers continued to stop his discretion from many excuses.

Mahila told the police that I had no option but to deposit money. After depositing the money, my credit score was restored and the customer Service team told me that I can withdraw money from my wallet.

The woman finally realized that she was cheated when she was U.K. He consulted his cousin living in, who found that this platform was fraud. By that time, the woman had lost her entire investment. He has now lodged a complaint with the police, who is investigating the case.

What to do to avoid such scams?
1. To avoid such fraud, always verify the platform before consulting.
2. Do not trust any unknown contact of any social media nor believe those financial advice.
3. Before investing money anywhere, make complete information about it. Talk to a financial expert or talk to such a special person.
4. When someone tells you about such an investment plan, which seems impossible, do not believe it. This red flag sign is that you are being fooled.