Cyber thugs cheated a 63-year-old man from Hyderabad of Rs 50 lakh by laying a trap to earn huge profits in the stock market. These swindlers assured the old man that they would show him an easy way to earn profits from the stock market.
Cyber Scams Targeting Seniors: As mobile and internet access is increasing in India, cases of online fraud are also increasing. Every year lakhs of people are becoming victims of cyber fraud. The matter of concern is that these cyber fraudsters are especially targeting the elderly. With increasing age, the elderly, who are trying to keep up with technology, have become a soft target for these fraudsters. recently online fraud A similar case has come to light in Hyderabad. The devils have cheated not just one or two but Rs 50 lakh from this old man. Let us know what the whole matter is.
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By laying a trap to earn huge profits in the stock market, cyber thugs cheated a 63-year-old man from Hyderabad of Rs 50 lakh. These swindlers assured the old man that they would show him an easy way to earn profits from the stock market. For this, the thugs had made the victim invest on a platform called 'Skyrim Capital'. The elderly man, influenced by the fraudsters, invested Rs 50 lakh, but when the victim tried to withdraw his money, he was unable to withdraw it and realized that he had been cheated.
According to media reports, cyber thugs had introduced the victim to the elderly through WhatsApp. He had sent a WhatsApp group link named 'Stock Discussion Group' to the victim. In which group administrator Kunal Singh had described himself as a famous finance advisor. Kunal had claimed that he gets people to invest in the stock market, due to which he gets huge profits. The swindlers also claimed that they had changed the fortunes of many people. Even many investors have got returns up to 500 percent. Thug Kunal asked the old man to take admission in online class.
The victim joined the online class on Kunal's insistence. In this class, Kunal claimed to teach the intricacies of stock market trends and investment. In this way, Kunal gradually started brainwashing the people joining the class and tricking them into investing in his fraudulent platform. The 63-year-old victim also fell into the same trap and invested money in a platform called 'Skyrim Capital'. Initially, to build trust, the victim was also shown profits. When the victim started believing, the swindlers made him invest around Rs 50 lakh. But when the victim wanted to withdraw money, he was unable to complete the transaction. After which he realized that he had been cheated. When they tried to contact Kunal, he was also missing. After which the victim lodged a report in the police station.
These days, cyber thugs target the elderly more. Because elders are soft targets for them. Therefore, along with giving information about technology to the elderly, also tell them about precautions. Elderly people can easily come under the influence of others. In such a situation, you should sit with them from time to time and talk to them and keep alerting them about such frauds. Also ask for advice or information from family before investing.
Let us tell you that you can lodge a complaint about cyber crime in the cyber police station. Along with this, you can also lodge your report on the website of Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center (I4C). Complaints to financial cyber fraud can also be lodged by calling the national helpline number 1930. There are two options available to report cyber crime on the portal. The first is to filing reports of cyber crimes to women and children. Under this you can report complaints to online child pornography, child sexual abuse material or sexually explicit material such as rape/gang rape material. The second includes other cyber crimes. Under this, you can file a complaint for cyber crime like social media crime, online financial fraud, ransomware, hacking, cryptocurrency crime, online cyber trafficking etc.
