A 54-year-old school teacher from Maharashtra바카라s Thane district lost Rs 66 lakh after falling prey to an online investment scam, an official said on Friday.
A 54-year-old school teacher falls prey to an online investment scam, losing Rs 66 lakh after being befriended by a woman on social media and falling into a fake investment scheme..
A 54-year-old school teacher from Maharashtra바카라s Thane district lost Rs 66 lakh after falling prey to an online investment scam, an official said on Friday.
The Kalyan resident told the police that a woman, who identified herself as Sunita Chowdhary, befriended him on social media and coaxed him to invest in a scheme through a website promising high returns
The teacher subsequently 바카라invested바카라 Rs 66 lakh in the scheme over about 50 days, said the official from Kolsewadi police station.
Once the teacher began seeking returns and a refund of the original investment, the accused, who had been communicating with him through two mobile phones, became unreachable.
The police are working to trace the IP address, mobile locations, and digital transaction trails linked to the accused, the official said.