7.3cr fraud: Man who gave docus to open mule a/c held
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Mumbai: A Chembur resident was recently arrested by south region cyber police in a Rs 7.3-crore investment fraud case for allegedly allowing his address to be used to open a bank account for a shell company to which part of the money was diverted.
The victim, a 63-year-old south Mumbai businessman, was shown profits of Rs 31 crore in a virtual wallet.
Police said the fraudsters asked the suspect, Rahul Gawli (41), to visit Goa, where they opened a bank account in a fake company's name and used his and another accused's documents for it. Gawli was assured of a monthly pay in exchange. The gang operated the company's account, to which the complainant sent Rs 5 lakh.
The complainant lodged a police complaint on May 17 stating that he was added to a WhatsApp group through a link in Feb. A woman, Riya Bansal, and some other gang members pretended to be representatives of a private company that manages the portfolios of investors. In a WhatsApp message, Bansal told the businessman that they would invest his money in the primary market and that he would stand to earn huge profits. The man wanted to open an account in his daughter's name.
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So, he sent her details to Bansal. Later, Bansal sent him a registration form, which had a fake Sebi number of the company. He was assured of a 10% monthly profit and was later added to another group for high-end customers.
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This group's administrator asked him to download a trading app. The businessman was asked to send money to different bank accounts. From March 7-May 6, he deposited Rs 7.3 crore.
The complainant withdrew Rs 28 lakh, but when he tried to do it again, he failed. Bansal then told him he would have to pay an additional Rs 3.7 crore to withdraw money. This is when he realised he had been conned and approached police.
A team comprising senior inspector Nankumar Gopale and inspector Suresh Bhoye is probing the case.
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