Pune: In a costly bid to recover losses of a share-trading scam, a private firm employee (57) again fell prey to another purported global investment platform and lost another Rs 51 lakh between Oct last year and Feb.The resident of Rupinagar in Pimpri Chinchwad lodged an online complaint application. After the preliminary investigations, a case was registered with the Pimpri Chinchwad cyber police recently.An officer from the Pimpri Chinchwad cyber police said the complainant works with an automotive company in Pimpri Chinchwad. In Oct last year, he came across a few videos where politicians purportedly promoted trading in internation markets. Following which, the man clicked on the link mentioned in the video and registered himself.The next day, he received an unknown call. The caller gave him the information about trading and told him to open an account in an international trading platform. “The complainant went on transferring money as and when he was told,” the officer said. He said the complainant transferred Rs 15 lakh and lost it.He said the complainant transferred Rs 15 lakh. When he tried to withdraw his money, the crooks demanded more funds by citing different reasons. He realised that he was duped and stopped responding to them.“Meanwhile, the complainant came across similar investment offers from other companies on the social media platform. To recover the lost sum of Rs 15 lakh to the previous firm, he registered himself with another company,” he said.The officer said the complainant invested Rs 51 lakh into the second firm. He could see on the company’s website that he earned a profit of Rs 2.76 crore. When he tried to withdraw his money, he was not allowed.“The man realised that he was duped again and approached the police,” the officer said.He said the amounts were transferred to different banks located in different states, including Haryana, Gujarat and Delhi. “We have sought the details of these accounts from the respective banks,” he said.
