complainant was duped of 1.6 crore rupees in the name of investing in Stock market.

Gurugram Cybercrime team East headed by ACP Cyber Priyanshu Diwan and SHO Cyber East Jasvir has busted an illegally running centre and subsequently 13 accused including two foreign nationals ( from Uzbekistan and Lativia )  have been arrested in case FIR no.29 dt 01.03.2022 U/S 419,420,465 IPC , 43 A,66,66 C, 66D IT ACT 2008  & section 85 of IT ACT 2000 in which one of the complainant was duped of 1.6 crore rupees in the name of investing in Stock market. Complainant came in touch with fraudsters through advertisement/pop up on Facebook about getting hefty returns by investing in stock market.

MODUS OPERANDI- Accused used to lure victims by putting advertisement/ pop ups on Facebook, Instagram and social networking sites about getting huge returns by investing in stock market. Then these fraudsters used to scam victims by making them invest in fake trading websites - Lexa Trade and Grow Line in the name of investing in Stock Market, Crypto Currency and International Share Market by putting advertisement/ pop ups on Facebook, Instagram and social networking sites. These fraudster used to make virtual accounts of victims on these websites and asked for amount to invest.  Once victims invested some amount through them, initially they returned some amount back in the name of profit to gain confidence of victims. Later accused asked them to invest bigger amount for more profit which they never returned and stopped replying or blocked their numbers.  

Accused  Details:-

 KONSTANTINS FILIPOUS, citizen of Lativa 

2. ALBERT Saribekyan @ PETER , citizen of Uzbekistan, 

3. Gaurav Verma @ Prashant Goel

4. Melbin Mejan @ Rayan Methew 

5. Rakesh S nair @ Cameron Willson 

6. ANVIN MATHEW @ ADAM JOHN @ ADAM MARKUS 

7. ROHINTH HARI CHAKRAVARTHY @ RAJKUMAR 

8. DEEPANSHU VERMA @ DEEPAK MALHOTRA

9. AMAN GROVER @ DUSHYANT SINGHANIYA

10. TAJINDER SINGH @ TEJINDER GREWAL 

11. NEERAJ @NICKU TANDON 

12. CHAHAT AGARWAL @ AARYAN KASHYAP 

13. DILSHAD KHAN @ SAMAIRA ALI 

All the arrested accused will be presented before court today. Police remand of some of these accused will be sought for further investigation and to recover the defrauded amount. Efforts are being made to identify other such victims who have been defrauded by them.