Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh): A 50-year-old man allegedly lost Rs 24.28 lakhs after a woman lured him into forex trade, promising high returns.
Dr Anuj Pratap Singh lodged a complaint with police stating that on December 2 last year, he received a friend request on his Facebook ID from an ID named Shweta Jaiswal, the police said.
According to the police the complainant accepted the friend request and they started communicating, later they talked on Telegram.
The woman told him to start forex trading as he could earn good returns. She also promised to help him with investments.
Believing her, the complainant joined through a link sent by her and transferred a total of Rs 24,28,651 through online transactions and RTGS to various accounts on several occasions.
When complainant said he wanted to withdraw the money, the woman told him that he would be able to withdraw only after paying taxes. But even though he paid the tax amount money was not credited to his account.
A case of cheating under provisions of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered against the accused woman in the Tilwara police station.
