A 36-year-old man from Maharashtra’s Thane district has been cheated of greater than Rs 77 lakh by an individual after being assured of good returns by stepping into bitcoin buying and selling, police mentioned on Monday.
The Kalwa police on Sunday registered a case in opposition to the unidentified accused beneath Indian Penal Code part 420 (dishonest), an official from Kalwa police station mentioned.
The accused lured the sufferer between April 2 and eight this 12 months, asking him to bask in bitcoin buying and selling for good returns, the official mentioned quoting the sufferer’s grievance.
The sufferer invested a complete sum of Rs 77,91,090 from time-to-time, however didn’t received any return and in addition misplaced the invested quantity, he mentioned.
The man then filed a police grievance in opposition to the unidentified fraudster, the official added.
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