Once again, cyber criminals have cunningly deceived people in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, causing significant financial losses. Exploiting three different residents under the guises of share trading, rental agreements, and impersonating bank staff, the fraudsters accumulated a total of 20.93 lakh Rupees. The victims have reported the scams to the cyber crime department, and the police have commenced investigations.
According to sources, Sumit Tandon, a businessman from Chowk's Bagh Tola, received a message on WhatsApp regarding trading with Iron FX International Group. A woman named Neha Gupta enticed him with promises of substantial profits in share trading. Persuaded by her convincing tactics, Sumit invested a total of 10.50 lakh Rupees in seven transactions over 23 days. When shown a profit of 60 lakh Rupees and attempting withdrawal, the scammers demanded more money citing taxes. Upon refusal, Sumit was blocked.
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Additionally, a 92-year-old resident of Aliganj Sector-J, Jagdish Chandra Kukreti, listed his house for rent on Magic Bricks. During this period, someone impersonating an NSG commando, Ashish Kumar Pahadi, contacted him, expressing intent to rent the property. Gaining his trust, the scammer acquired his bank details and siphoned a total of 5.38 lakh Rupees in 12 transactions.
Similarly, a resident of Gomti Nagar Vistaar, Shalimar Vista, Krishnakant Trivedi, was approached by an individual posing as a PNB Bank customer care employee. By convincing him there were technical issues with his account, the scammer extracted bank details and withdrew 5.5 lakh Rupees.
Inspector Brajesh Yadav confirmed that FIRs have been filed for all three cases. The police are investigating the scammers' mobile numbers and bank accounts, advising the public against trusting unknown calls or links and to safeguard their banking or investment information.
