Navi Mumbai: A 39-year-old woman working as a bank accountant in Mumbai and residing in Kharghar was duped of Rs 93 lakh by cyber crooks in an online share market trading scam. An FIR of cheating by impersonation under relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita was registered at Navi Mumbai cyber police station on Saturday.
Gajanan Kadam, SI, Navi Mumbai cyber police station, said that in Sep, the scamsters contacted the complainant via WhatsApp messages and offered her high returns for investments. Between Sep 25 and Dec 5, she was made to transfer Rs 93.90 lakh. She even sold her gold ornaments to arrange money for investment and used her husband’s bank account savings for investing. She was made to download ‘AREAS’ app on which she was virtually shown the profits she earned on her investment in shares trading.
When she was unable to withdraw her huge profits, she realised she was cheated and lodged a complaint. — George Mendonca
