Software Engineer in Maharashtra loses More than Rs 58 Lakh, 2 farmers held

Trading in cryptocurrencies has grown rapidly in the last few years. Along with this, the cases of scams related to this segment have also increased. In a similar case, a software engineer from Pune in Maharashtra lost more than Rs 58 lakh. The cryptocurrency scam happened to this person between July 15 and August 12.

a media Report It has been told that Maharashtra Police has arrested two farmers in this case. These farmers had provided their bank accounts to these scammers. The victim in this case works in a software company in Pune. He used to trade in shares. Last month he had seen an online advertisement related to investment in shares and cryptocurrencies. After clicking on the link given in this advertisement, they were automatically added to a group on a messenger app. The scammers had offered him good profits in cryptocurrency. After this, Rs 58.70 lakh was taken from him in various bank accounts.

Police said that when the victims did not receive the profit amount, they started asking the scammers but the suspects stopped responding to their calls. After this he lodged a complaint with the police. During the investigation of this case, the police looked at the transactions and came to know that the victim had transferred money to two bank accounts. These accounts belonged to two farmers. These farmers had also purchased mobile SIM cards and given them to the suspects.

Recently, America’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had reported that last year cryptocurrency There has been a 53 percent increase in scams related to. Regulators in some countries have prepared to make rules for the crypto segment to deal with this problem. The FBI had said in a report that last year, fraud under the guise of investment in cryptocurrencies increased to $3.94 billion. Last year, people had lost approximately $2.57 billion in these frauds. In such scams, fraudsters offer crypto-related investment advice and ask people to invest money in fake tokens. In this, the lure of getting higher returns is given. Generally, social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are used to trap people in this scam.