Neha received a call from a representative of a firm registered with SEBI as a Research Analyst. He offered a trial trade to demonstrate the firm’s capability before asking for any commitment. That trial showed a small profit of about a thousand rupees. On the back of that result, she was asked to pay a […]
Agraj was introduced to a broker’s franchisee through a business contact, who assured him of safe trading and guaranteed profits. He never handed over his login credentials directly. Under sustained pressure and repeated verbal reassurance, he was made to log into his own demat account while she watched. That access became the entry point for
Jayshree came across an investment advertisement while browsing Facebook. Within a short time of engaging with it, she began receiving phone calls from unknown individuals urging her to invest. By the third call, she was persuaded to transfer an initial amount through Google Pay. Further transfers followed over the coming weeks, made in good faith
Deepak was approached by individuals marketing an automated algo trading tool. They described it in concrete, specific terms: a system that would generate consistent daily profits somewhere between fifty and sixty thousand rupees. He paid ₹1,65,000 for the software. It was linked directly to his trading account and began placing trades automatically, without any further
Debashish was contacted by an individual who presented himself as a SEBI registered Research Analyst, offering to manage his portfolio directly and generate a specific daily profit figure. The arrangement was framed as a profit sharing model, initially set at twenty five percent of gains. That ratio did not stay fixed. Later in the relationship,
Have you ever wondered why the number of trading and investment scams is rising sharply? The obvious reason is not the lack of knowledge but the greed to earn quick profits. A look at the victim lists reveals that they include graduates, qualified doctors, retired army officers, and more. Among various trading scams, reports of
Samarth received an unsolicited call from a firm registered with SEBI as a Research Analyst. Representatives showed him profit statements from other clients and ran a live demo before he committed to anything. The service was described to him as a straightforward tips subscription, trade recommendations for a fixed fee. Once he was engaged, the
Unlike many cases built on fabricated screenshots, Irfan’s adviser actually delivered early wins. A small initial investment returned a genuine profit of ₹2,500, and later trades brought in returns totalling close to ₹95,000, including a single trade worth ₹60,000. Those real numbers did the persuading. Irfan paid a total of ₹55,200 across three separate charges,
Waseem had placed a Good Till Triggered sell order on his shares in a mid cap company, setting a trigger price of ninety five rupees, well above where the stock was actually trading. The order carried a validity stretching into early 2026. On one particular day, without the trigger condition ever being met, the platform
Gregory was drawn into a paid premium tip group run by a firm registered with SEBI as a Research Analyst. The pitch leaned entirely on screenshots showing past profits earned by other subscribers. Convinced by those numbers, he paid a total of ₹40,500 across his time with the group. What he received in return looked
Supriya was approached by individuals presenting themselves as investment experts, who directed her to a platform they described as secure and capable of exceptionally high, guaranteed returns. Small profits appeared early on her account dashboard, exactly the kind of result that made increasing her investment feel like a reasonable next step. Trusting these early figures,
This isn’t a case we’re reporting on after the fact. Aseem Juneja appeared as Rahul Bagrecha’s Authorized Representative throughout this arbitration, from the oral hearing on 10 August 2026 through to the final award on 14 August 2026. The dispute moved through SEBI’s SMART ODR framework after conciliation failed, and was registered as Case ID
