Ahmedabad: A 42-year-old CA from Naroda has allegedly been duped out of Rs 8.30 lakh by unidentified persons after being reeled into a forex trading scam. In his complaint filed with the city Cybercrime police on Tuesday, the victim stated that he had come across an advertisement on social media in Dec. After seeing its video, he was added to a messaging group that claimed to provide “share/options trading leads” and displayed false profit details of other ‘investors’ to gain trust. The complainant stated that he was persuaded to invest in forex trading, adding that he was initially asked to deposit Rs 50,000 through a QR code. “After making the payment, I was told that I had earned a profit of Rs 3.94 lakh, but to withdraw it I first needed to pay forex charges,” the complainant stated. The accused also sent him an ‘investment file report’ showing huge profit. Believing the claims, the CA continued transferring money through multiple QR codes, UPI IDs and bank accounts shared with him on WhatsApp. He stated that payments were made from his own accounts and when transaction reached their limits, through accounts of his wife and friends. He allegedly transferred Rs 8.3 lakh between Dec 3 and Dec 9. He contacted the cybercrime helpline 1930 and lodged a formal complaint on Tuesday. tnn
