Retired Director General of CPWD duped of 2.54 crores in the name of forex trading Investing in Britain’s trading website was named
Retired Director General of CPWD duped of 2.54 crores in the name of forex trading
Investing in Britain’s trading website was named as a hoax, lifetime earnings drowned
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Noida. Retired Director General (DG) of CPWD was cheated of 2.54 crores in the name of forex trading. Cyber fraudsters committed the crime by promising to invest in Britain’s trading website and earn manifold profits. On the basis of the complaint of retired DG Anil Kumar Sharma, resident of Sector-30, investigation has been started after registering a report at Cybercrime Police Station, Sector-36.
Anil Kumar Sharma retired in the year 2015. In June 2022, a person named Swapnil contacted him from a London number. He told about Lextrade.com, a UK trading website. Swapnil talked about earning manifold profits in a short time by investing in the website. Later, in a Skype conversation, Swapnil gave information about the foreign forex company and conveyed the message of several investors.
Thereafter the retired DG made the first investment of US$ 250. In a few days, they got a lot of profit. After which he increased the investment amount. He got good money back on every investment. After which he invested Rs 2.54 crore of his entire life savings and earnings. After this the cyber fraudsters did not return any amount. On coming to know of the fraud, he had complained about the matter on the cybercrime portal. Inspector Rita Yadav of Cybercrime Police Station says that a case has been registered in this matter under the IT Act and Nigerians or some other gang may be behind it. This matter is being investigated.
Betrayed of 30 to 100 percent bonus
According to the police, the cyber fraudsters had made lucrative offers to the Director General of CPWD. Explaining about the Lextrade website, it was said that its headquarters is in Kingstown, UK. Had promised to give 30 to 100 percent bonus on investment. The fraudsters committed the crime by giving similar offers.
Hindi speaking woman made personal expert
In this case, the cyber fraudsters at every step posed as employees of a professional organization. The victim was made to believe that he was investing in a global forex website. When the victim first invested US$250, a Hindi-speaking woman named Pinky Gehlot called him and told him that she was to advise him as a personal expert on behalf of the company. She started advising the victim to invest at every step.
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