Jodhpur:
A Jodhpur neurosurgeon lost RS 62.8 Lakh against cybercriminals who attracted him with promises of high yields of investments in the stock market, police said.
The scammers managed to divert the amount in just one and a half.
Upon realizing that it had been scammed, the doctor presented a FIR to the Bhagat Ki Kothi Police Station.
According to Bhagat Ki Kothi Police Station In-Charge Rajiv Bhadu, The Victim, Fluid Fidoda, The Son Of Amar Singh and A Resident of Krishna Nagar, Receive to Link On January 3 That Invited Him to Join An App Street Sciatop and a Whatsapp Investment cluster.
By clicking on the link, it became a member of the group and installed the application.
The group had five administrators, with two key contacts using mobile numbers 9973339746 and 7898103479, while three others were associated with 7357070457, 8624901375 and 7304417999.
The doctor frequently interacted with two people called Niarika Tiwari and Saurabh Jain, who claimed to provide expert investment advice.
They created a private heritage group for him, offering guidance on various investment opportunities.
The scammers convinced Fidoda to transfer money to an institutional account, promising substantial yields in four months.
They discouraged him to trade through his personal Demat account and, instead, they established an institutional commercial account on their mobile through the Sciatop application.
The scammers falsely affiliated affiliates to the Chartered Wealth Fund standard and encouraged him to invest in OTC, OPI and institutional trade.
Under this claim, they systematically withdrew funds from the doctor’s account.
After transferring the funds, the scammers falsely informed the doctor that his money had been frozen and pressed him to deposit more money to release the funds.
At this point, Fidoda realized that he had been the victim of a scam.
Upon receiving the complaint, the Bhagat Ki Kothi police launched an investigation.
Preliminary results revealed that scammers systematically won the doctor’s confidence through WhatsApp communication and fraudulent commercial claims.
The authorities are now tracking the accounts involved and mobile numbers to identify and detain the culprits, police said.
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