Lured by high returns, man loses ₹35L in online share-trading fraud

Pune: A private firm employee from Hinjewadi lost Rs 35.3 lakh to cybercrooks in an online share-trading fraud between March and April.A case was registered with the Hinjewadi police on Thursday.An officer from the Hinjewadi police said the complainant works with a prominent construction company. In March, a woman contacted him when he was in his office. She then added him to different groups of investors on a mobile messenger app.“The woman assured the complainant of good returns on his investments in shares and IPOs through their firm,” the officer said.He said the complainant believed her and transferred a total of Rs 35.28 lakh into several bank accounts the woman had provided him with till April 24 and lost it to the crooks.“We have sought the details of those transactions from the complainant’s bank,” he said.