Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Apr 6: Cyber Crime Police Kashmir today saved Rs 18 lakh which were lost in a fake investment scam.
In this regard, the Cyber Police Station Kashmir Zone, Srinagar said that it received a complaint from a resident of Bandipora stating therein that he had been duped/ cheated for an amount of Rs 18 lakhs by the fraudsters in an online investment scam.
“The complainant received a link to a fake investment website on his cell number wherein he was promised to get double monetary benefits. The victim fell prey and accessed the website where he get himself registered on said website by opening of e-wallet,” the police said.
As per police, after registration, victim was made to transfer the hefty amount of Rs 18lacs in the said wallet through various UPI transactions.
“The victim after depositing the said amount was unable to get benefits and was also not able to withdraw his amount from the said wallet. The complainant tried hard to reach out on available contact details of the said company but all in vain,” police said.
Accordingly, police said, the complainant approached Cyber Police Kashmir Zone, Srinagar for redressal of his grievance.
“Subsequently, the matter was taken up with bank authorities to ascertain the details of UPI transactions. During analysis of transactions, it came to fore that the said amount has been transferred through payment gateways into their PayTm Nodal Accounts,” police said.
It said that after strenuous and timely intervention by the team of Cyber Police Kashmir Zone Srinagar, the payment of Rs18lacs was put on hold and later on refunded the whole amount into the complainant’s bank account.
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