Vadodara: Four men who duped a citizen of Rs 14.60 lakh have been arrested by cybercrime sleuths. Police said the accused are from Mumbai and have been committing such frauds for quite some time using fake websites.
The accused have been identified as Rohan Singh, 22, Nikhil Kachadiya, 30, Ajaygiri Goswami, 22, and Brijesh Sharma, 22. The complainant had filed a case of cheating at the cyber crime police station in May this year. He told police that he had been directed to a website after he clicked on a link of a cryptocurrency investment advertisement on his Facebook account.
He was asked to register on the website and subsequently received a call from an unknown person who informed him that he would soon receive another call. The complainant received a call from an international number asking for his Aadhaar and PAN details. The caller then informed the complainant that his account had been opened and asked for $250 towards aregistration fees, which the complainant deposited through the website.
He was told that he could begin trading after watching tips on their Telegram group. The complainant started receiving payment demands under various pretexts like legal registration and other charges. The complainant was even given back about Rs 43,000 to convince him that the website was genuine.
He continued depositing money, believing he was buying shares of various companies, and he ended up investing a total of Rs 14.63 lakh. His attempts to withdraw some amount in June failed.