MBA grad falls prey to trading fraud, loses 38L
However, he eventually failed to withdraw money.
In his complaint lodged with Manesar cyber police, the victim, who belongs to Naharpur village in Manesar and had recently completed his MBA, stated that on May 10, he received a friend request from a woman, Diksha Rawat, on Facebook. Rawat claimed to be from Indore in Madhya Pradesh and said she was involved in event management. The victim exchanged contact numbers with her, and they began communicating over WhatsApp.
Rawat told him that she had been involved in gold trading through platforms such as Gold Rush Global Capital and Barrick Gold Capital for four years and had earned substantial profits. She shared screenshots of her profits with the victim and further provided a link to a website (m.grgcinternational.com), prompting him to open a trading account.
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According to the police, the victim invested Rs 38,87,659 through 41 transactions in his trading account from May 16 to July 18.
Gurgaon cyber police filed a complaint under sections 318(4) (cheating) and 319 (cheating by personation) of BNS against an unknown person.
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