Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Fake Investment App, Hacked WhatsApp Drive ₹6.5 Lakh Bhopal Frauds
Four people in Bhopal reportedly lost money to different online scams.
One man saw an advertisement promising large stock-market profits.
He invested ₹10,000 and was shown a small profit, so he invested much more.
The app later demanded additional payments before allowing him to withdraw the displayed profits.
Another man received messages from a friend’s hacked WhatsApp account asking for money.
He sent ₹65,000 before learning that the messages were fake.
A woman reportedly lost ₹1.90 lakh from her bank account.
Another man lost ₹55,000 while searching for a product online.
Four Bhopal residents allegedly lost more than ₹6.5 lakh in separate cyber-fraud incidents.
A 42-year-old lab technician lost ₹3.5 lakh through a fake stock-investment application promoted on Facebook.
A 49-year-old private-sector employee sent ₹65,000 after receiving requests from a friend’s hacked WhatsApp account.
A 51-year-old woman allegedly had ₹1.90 lakh withdrawn from her bank account.
A 39-year-old man lost ₹55,000 while searching online for a product.
- Who
- Four Bhopal residents, including a lab technician, a private-sector employee, a woman, and another man, were allegedly defrauded.
- What
- They collectively lost more than ₹6.5 lakh in separate cyber-fraud incidents involving a fake investment app, a hacked WhatsApp account, an alleged bank-account withdrawal, and online shopping.
- When
- The incidents were reported by police officials on Friday; specific dates were not provided.
- Where
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, including areas around Srinagar Colony, Danish Kunj, Ambedkar Nagar, and Kolar Road.
- Why
- Fraudsters allegedly used deceptive investment promises, messages from a hacked account, unauthorized bank withdrawals, and a fraudulent online-shopping interaction to obtain money.
- Reported total loss
- More than ₹6.5 lakh
- Number of victims
- Four Bhopal residents
- Largest reported loss
- ₹3.5 lakh in the fake investment-app case
- Investment app method
- A Facebook advertisement promised high stock-market returns
- WhatsApp fraud loss
- ₹65,000 sent after messages from a friend’s hacked phone
- Bank-account loss
- ₹1.90 lakh allegedly withdrawn from a 51-year-old woman’s account
- Online shopping loss
- ₹55,000 lost by a 39-year-old man searching for a product