How FraudFree Team Helped in Getting a Refund of ₹65,000 from Stock Broker?

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Quick Summary

Losses of Samir Deshpande (name changed) didn’t build up gradually, his account was drained, topped up, and drained again, each cycle set in motion by someone else’s instructions. The broker’s authorized person emptied his account not once but twice, never once issued a contract note across the whole relationship, and staff at every level kept dangling the promise of recovery through fresh deposits instead of putting a stop to the bleeding. His claim totaled ₹88,000, the trading losses combined with the funds he poured in chasing a recovery that never materialised. The case was taken up through direct negotiation with the broker’s grievance team, following a formal legal notice, and it closed with a recovery of ₹65,000.

Samir Deshpande (name changed) is from Solapur, Maharashtra. His account did not lose money slowly. It was emptied, refilled, and emptied again, each time on someone else’s instruction.

He was first approached by a broker representative who spent about two weeks sending him profit screenshots before persuading him to open an account. He shared his KYC documents on the strength of that pitch.

Once the account was active, a different staff member handled the first two days of trading, producing a small, encouraging profit. That early result set the tone for everything that followed.

Zeroed Out, Then Told To Fund It Again

On the third day, the same representative reset Samir’s account balance to zero. He was then instructed to deposit fresh funds to continue. He added twenty thousand rupees.

Within hours, that deposit was gone too. When he asked how to recover what had been lost, his messages went unanswered for days at a stretch.

Anyone whose account has been wiped and then asked to fund again can raise a complaint against a stock broker, since a repeated zero balance followed by a funding request is rarely accidental.

A Senior Manager With A Recovery Plan That Never Worked

Eventually, Samir was introduced to someone presented as a senior manager with fifteen years of experience. This person promised to personally recover the losses.

Instead, Samir was advised to move his funds to a different platform entirely, then later moved back with fresh assurances of recovery. Each shift was followed by another round of losses on newly deposited capital.

No Contract Notes, No Statements, No Way To Verify Anything

Through the entire relationship, Samir never received a single contract note, margin statement, or profit and loss report through any official channel. SEBI rules require contract notes within twenty-four hours of every trade.

Without any of this documentation, Samir had no way to independently verify what trades had actually been placed on his account, or on whose instruction.

The Final Balance

Across repeated zeroing, forced deposits, and constant trading activity, Samir’s cumulative losses reached well over a lakh rupees. He had managed to withdraw only a small fraction of what he had put in before the account was wiped one last time.

The Fighting Strategy: How Our Team Took It Forward

The complete absence of contract notes became one of the clearest violations in this case, since it is a mandatory disclosure with no room for interpretation.

Step One: We Mapped Every Deposit Against Every Zeroing Event

Each funding instruction was placed on a timeline next to the account wipeout that followed it, showing a repeated pattern rather than a series of unconnected trading losses.

Step Two: We Documented The Missing Contract Notes As A Standalone Violation

The absence of any contract note across the full trading period was recorded separately from the unauthorized trading claim, since it breaches a distinct and mandatory disclosure requirement.

Step Three: We Traced The Staff Handoffs

Every representative Samir dealt with, from the initial contact through the senior manager, was listed with their role and the specific promise each one made, building a clear chain of accountability.

Step Four: We Flagged The Platform Shift As Part Of The Same Scheme

Moving Samir between platforms and back again, each time under a fresh recovery promise, was documented as a continuation of the same pattern rather than a separate incident.

Step Five: We Sent A Legal Notice With A Firm Deadline

Our notice set out every violation, from the missing contract notes to the repeated zeroing, with the exact regulation each one breached, and gave the broker seven business days to respond.

Step Six: We Pushed Through Direct Negotiation With The Grievance Team

With the account history and the documentation gap laid out clearly, our team engaged the broker’s grievance function directly to push the matter toward resolution.

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Final Outcome On Recovery After Repeated Account Wipeouts

Samir’s claim stood at ₹88,000, covering the trading losses and the funds deposited while chasing a recovery that never came.

Through direct negotiation with the broker’s grievance team, the matter was resolved with a recovery of ₹65,000.

₹65,000 Broker Refund Credit Balance Proof
₹65,000 Broker Refund Credit Balance Proof.

Conclusion

If your account has ever been emptied and you were told to simply deposit more to fix it, that pattern has a name and a documented path to challenge it.


Report. Recover. Stay Fraud Free.


 

Frequently Asked Questions

No. A request to fund an account again immediately after it has been wiped out deserves scrutiny, especially when the same staff member handled both events.

Contract notes are mandatory within twenty four hours of every trade. Their complete absence over an extended period is a serious, independently actionable violation.

No. If the move happened on the same staff's instruction and losses continued in the same pattern, it can be documented as part of one connected case.

Save every deposit confirmation, every message instructing you to fund again, and any screenshots shown to you before each deposit.

Neither can lawfully guarantee recovery. A senior title does not change the fact that promised outcomes on trading are not something any broker representative can assure.

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