Archive · 7 Sep 2025
Facebook Scam: Mohali Resident Loses 1.5 Crore
Imagine someone sees an ad on Facebook promising to make them lots of money if they invest.
A man saw such an ad and clicked.
It wasn't real!
The scammers used fake names like real investment companies to trick him.
They added him to a WhatsApp group where they convinced him to give them money.
The man lost a lot of money before realizing it was a trick, all because of a fake ad.
A Mohali resident was targeted in a cyber fraud via a Facebook pop-up ad.
The victim lost Rs 1.5 crore to the investment scam.
The scam offered attractive returns from companies like HDFC Securities and Upstox.
The victim was added to a WhatsApp group named "B-7 HDFC Market Navigation".
Fraudsters used fake SEBI certificates and forged IDs to gain confidence.
- Who
- Rajandeep Singh, cybercriminals using fake identities
- What
- Investment fraud via Facebook pop-up ads.
- When
- June 2 (first contact)
- Where
- Mohali, India.
- Why
- To defraud the victim of money by offering fake investment opportunities.
- Victim
- Rajandeep Singh
- Location
- Mohali, Sector 71
- Amount Lost
- Rs 1.5 crore
- Scam Method
- Fake Facebook pop-up ads
- Lure
- Attractive investment returns
- Fraudulent Names
- HDFC Securities, Upstox
- Communication
- WhatsApp group 'B-7 HDFC Market Navigation'
