63-yr-old man duped of Rs 1.47 cr in trading scams
HYDERABAD: A 63-year-old private employee was duped of Rs 1.47 crore in two separate online trading scams after joining WhatsApp groups through Facebook advertisements.
According to his complaint, the first incident occurred on June 2, when he came across an advertisement for “NJ Investment Group” on Facebook. After clicking the ad, he was added to a WhatsApp group, where two individuals convinced him to open a trading account with promises of 700% profit. He downloaded the NJ trading app and invested Rs 92.75 lakh.
