Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Woman Entrepreneur Loses ₹2.29 Cr in Online Trading Scam
A businesswoman in Belapur lost a lot of money in a fake online investment.
People pretending to be from a financial company told her to use a special app to trade.
They showed her and her husband a WhatsApp group where people seemed to be making money.
She started investing, sending money to different accounts.
After sending a lot of money, they asked her for even more.
When she tried to get help, she found out the company wasn't using the app and she had been tricked.
She reported the scam to the police, who are now investigating.
A 43-year-old Belapur entrepreneur was defrauded of ₹2.29 crore through an online trading scam.
Scammers, posing as financial platform representatives, convinced her to use a trading app.
The victim's husband was added to a WhatsApp group sharing investment tips.
The woman invested ₹2.29 crore over three months, following fraudsters' instructions.
The scam was revealed when she was asked for an additional ₹4.18 crore and contacted customer care.
- Who
- A 43-year-old woman entrepreneur.
- What
- A woman was defrauded through an online trading scam.
- When
- Between April and July.
- Where
- Belapur, Navi Mumbai.
- Why
- The woman was defrauded after being convinced to invest in a fraudulent trading scheme.
- Victim
- 43-year-old woman entrepreneur
- Location
- Belapur, Navi Mumbai
- Amount Lost
- ₹2.29 crore
- Scam Type
- Online Trading
- Timeframe
- April to July
- App Used
- impv pro
- Charges Filed
- Cheating, Forgery, IT Act violations