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A man from Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh lost around ₹2.67 crore in a crypto scam in Rishikesh after being tricked by a woman posing as a crypto investor.
After transferring a total of Rs 2.67 crore, a cloth merchant reportedly fell victim to a crypto scam. When he tried to withdraw any money, he realized he had been scammed. After he made a complaint, the cyber police opened a case and initiated an investigation.
Facebook Chat Turns Into ₹2.67 Crore Trap
Concerning the complaint, it says that on January 6, 2025, a woman identified as Tanishka Sharma contacted the victim through Facebook Messenger and then switched to WhatsApp to continue the conversation. According to the woman, she was born in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, and her father runs a business in Dubai that makes gym equipment.
According to her, she runs the business from Lucknow and trades currencies on WhatsApp Business Calling API Beta, which makes her a lot of money.
The scammer told the victim that her uncle, a deputy manager at JP Morgan, had helped her make significant profits.
After a few days of talking on WhatsApp, the woman sent the victim a link to trade in cryptocurrency and asked them to open a trading account and start investing in USDT, a type of cryptocurrency. She also gave him a customer care number and asked him to contact her there.
When “customer care” asked the victim how he wanted to pay, he agreed to use UPI. The victim used his UPI ID and paid ₹1 lakh. He received ₹10,000 as profit from the first transaction. Encouraged by the returns, he continued to invest larger amounts occasionally,” the complaint said.
Fake Profits Made Him Lose Money
By March, the victim had put in a total of Rs 2.67 crore. Despite the website displaying profits, the victim was unable to withdraw any funds. As instructed to deposit 6% customs duty, to withdraw the money when he called customer care. Upon realizing his deception, the victim promptly reported it.
When asked about this, cybercrime chief Ankush Mishra said, “This is a clear example of cyberfraud.” After the victim complained, the Cyber Crime Police Station opened a case against an unidentified suspect and is currently investigating the accounts used for fraudulent transactions.
