Kongaon police investigate ₹10 lakh online share market scam involving fake investment app | Representational Image
Thane: The Kongaon police on Thursday registered a case against two persons after a 45-year-old woman complained of being scammed into paying over Rs 10 lakh by them who used the online share market investment modus to lure her.
According to the police, the victim, Sushma, was looking to invest her money online. She received a message on October 10 from Arya Desai stating that she was an assistant from ACI Finance and asked her to join a WhatsApp group where share market related ideas were provided.
On October 10, Arya Desai sent a link on her WhatsApp. On October 25, she asked her to download “ACI Pro All Study Hub.” The victim asked her to let her see Sebi’s certificate. Desai sent her certificate to her WhatsApp. Subsequently, the victim started to invest in the said application on October 28. Thereafter, Desai added the victim to one WhatsApp group.
The police said that the victim became suspicious when they frequently asked her to invest. Following this, the victim withdrew Rs 95,000 in two parts from the application. However, when the victim sent a request for withdrawal, the accused Desai alerted her to pay 10 percent of the amount; otherwise, the investment amount would not be withdrawn.
Following this, the victim asked Desai about the owner of the application and later the victim received a number of owner Phek Tahir. The victim then called him over the phone, and he also replied the same, stating that she needed to pay 10 percent for it to be withdrawn. Hence, the victim realized that she had been cheated by them.
The police said the victim approached the police station and filed an FIR against them under the relevant sections of the Information Technology Act.
Police Inspector Atul Adurkar from Kongaon Police Station said, “We have lodged a case against two individuals. We are carrying out further investigation into the matter.”
