Pune: An MBA finance student lost Rs30 lakh, which he had raised through loans, while a Kothrud homemaker used up fixed deposits (FDs) worth Rs24.18 lakh in separate online share frauds. In two other similar cons, a shopkeeper (57) from Vishrantwadi and a Hadapsar techie (48) lost Rs41.
58 lakh and Rs25.05 lakh, respectively. All four incidents occurred between Dec last year and June this year, the city police said, adding that separate cases were registered on Monday following the verification of complaint applications filed by the victims.
The modus operandi was similar in all these cases. The crooks added the victims' numbers to a group on a messaging application, in which members claimed to trade in online shares and discussed high profits generated from the same. The victims soon contacted the group admins, expressing their interest in online trading .
The admins promised high returns in shares and initial public offerings (IPOs) and asked the victims to transfer money to certain bank accounts. However, the crooks stopped communicating after receiving the money, added the police. Haryana Jammu & Kashmir Haryana Alliance View i Party View Seats: 90 Results Majority: 46 BJP 48 CONG 37 INLD 2 AAP 0 OTH 3 Results : 90 / 90 BJP WON Jammu & Kashmir Alliance View i Party View Seats: 90 Results Majority: 46 JKNC 42 BJP 29 CONG 6 PDP 3 OTH 10 Results : 90 / 90 HUNG ASSEMBLY Source: PValue Senior inspector Kanchan Jadhav of the Vishrantwadi police told TOI, "The victim shopkeeper's.
