PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE /Dehradun
A 59-year-old mathematics teacher from Dehradun has allegedly been defrauded of about Rs nine lakh in an online investment fraud. The victim, Krishna Nautiyal filed the complaint at the Cyber Crime Police Station.
According to the complainant, he was contacted by a woman on Facebook using the name Geeta Thakur. After he accepted her friend request, the two started chatting. Later, she contacted him through WhatsApp and claimed that she was living in Australia and needed financial help. After some time, the woman sent a link of a company called DGCX and told him that it was an investment company that offered 60 to 70 per cent returns. At first, the teacher ignored the offer, but later he was added to a WhatsApp group where several people shared messages about earning profits from the same company.
Believing the messages, he started transferring money through different bank accounts. The fraudsters also showed fake profit screenshots and asked him to deposit more money to withdraw his earnings. When the teacher tried to withdraw the money, the accused demanded additional fees and taxes. Later they blocked him on WhatsApp and stopped responding to his messages. After realising that he had been cheated, the victim filed a complaint with the cyber police. Police registered the FIR and have started the investigation into the case.
