Fraudsters Duped Multiple Victims in India

Multiple incidents of fraud have been reported across India, highlighting the vulnerability of individuals to scams. In Ahmedabad, a 52-year-old man was cheated of Rs 50,000 by a fake police officer who threatened to implicate him in a drugs case (source: Times of India). In Mumbai, a police assistant lost Rs 95,000 to a man she met on a matrimonial site, who lured her into a fraudulent investment scheme (source: News18). Additionally, a 57-year-old man was defrauded of Rs 4.16 lakh by impersonators posing as law enforcement officers, using the name of a well-known political figure embroiled in a money laundering case (source: Free Press Journal). Another case involved a 72-year-old in Cyprus who lost over €95,000 in an online investment scam, illustrating the global nature of such frauds (source: Cyprus Mail). Lastly, a businessman from Ahmedabad was duped out of Rs 1.75 crore by Dubai traders who failed to deliver the correct materials for his factory (source: Times of India).