Scams on Telegram Channels are very common these days. And its not that just people with less education fall for such scams. We have seen people from different strata of the society end up falling for such frauds and the major reason is – their own greed.
Here is one such story of a victim who is a housewife and ended up losing a sizable amount, as per her life condition.
She was already in loss due to negligence of education towards Stock market and was going through a phase where she wanted to recover her losses.
In any which way possible from Stock Market. This is her side of the story:
Victim: I heard about an investment plan to cover my loss in a Telegram channel. The person promised that if I invested ₹10,000, I would receive my payment plus a ₹35,000 profit, and he would take 20% of the profit as his fee.
ADB: What happened next?
Victim: I invested ₹10,000 through Google Pay. He sent me some screenshots and said my money was invested and that I was making a profit. But when I asked for my money in the evening, he didn’t reply or answer my calls.
ADB: Did he eventually respond?
Victim: Yes, the next day, he apologized, saying he was busy with personal work. I asked for my money again, and he said I had to pay a file and GST charge of ₹5,800 to receive ₹58,000, which was supposed to be my profit. I had no idea what was happening. Desperate to get my money back, I borrowed ₹6,000 from my friend and paid him through Google Pay to a different number he provided.
ADB: Did you receive any payment after that?
Victim: No, I did not receive any payment. He sent me a screenshot showing the payment as pending, but after that, there was no response to my messages or calls.
ADB: Does your husband know about this?
Victim: No, my husband doesn’t know anything about this. I really need help to get my money back. I’m a housewife, and this money is important to me. Please keep my name private and expose him. Please share my story on your channel.
This needs to be realized that this is not even a Stock Market Scam.
This is a case of fraud under IPC 420. The best that can be done in such cases is file a complaint at Cyber Police. If done diligently and with proper and structured communication, there is a possibility that such money can be recovered with the help of Cyber Police.
Else, you can consider it to be gone, in most of the cases.
