Maharashtra: Cyber fraudsters have duped a 41-year-old employee of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) out of Rs 86.85 lakh by luring him with the promise of high returns on stock market investments. The incident came to light in Chembur, following which the Eastern Region Cyber Police registered a case against unknown individuals and launched a further investigation.
Victim led to fake trading platform via WhatsApp message
The complainant, Rohin Shamji Vora, a resident of 15 Road, Chembur, lives there with his family. On September 11, while browsing WhatsApp, Vora received a message inviting him to invest in the stock market through an “Edelweiss Investment” WhatsApp group.
Initially, he ignored the message. However, on October 23, he was sent a link to a mobile application. Vora downloaded an app named Edelhnw from the Play Store and filled in his personal details as part of the KYC process.
