Software Engineer in Maharashtra loses More than Rs 58 Lakh, 2 farmers held

Trading in cryptocurrencies has grown rapidly in the last few years. Along with this, the number of scam cases related to this segment has also increased. In a similar case, a software engineer from Pune in Maharashtra has lost more than Rs 58 lakh. The cryptocurrency scam happened with this person between July 15 and August 12.

A media Report It has been reported that Maharashtra Police has arrested two farmers in this case. These farmers had provided their bank accounts to the scammers. The victim in this case works in a software company in Pune. He used to trade in shares. Last month, he saw an online advertisement related to investment in shares and cryptocurrencies. After clicking on the link given in this advertisement, he was automatically added to a group on a messenger app. The scammers offered him good profits in cryptocurrency. After this, Rs 58.70 lakh was taken from him in various bank accounts.

Police said that when the victim did not receive the profit amount, he started asking the scammers but the suspects stopped answering his calls. After this, he lodged a complaint with the police. During the investigation of this case, the police looked at the transactions and found out that the victim had transferred the money to two bank accounts. These accounts belonged to two farmers. These farmers had also bought mobile SIM cards and given them to the suspects.

Recently the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had said that last year Cryptocurrency There has been a 53 percent increase in scams related to crypto. Regulators in some countries have prepared to make rules for the crypto segment to deal with this problem. The FBI had said in a report that last year, frauds under the guise of investment in cryptocurrencies had increased to $ 3.94 billion. In the previous year, people had lost about $ 2.57 billion in these frauds. In such scams, fraudsters offer advice on crypto-related investments and ask people to invest money in fake tokens. In this, the lure of getting high returns is given. Usually, social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are used to trap people in this scam.