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Thane: Teacher Loses Rs 66 Lakh To Online Investment Scam

A 54-year-old school teacher falls prey to an online investment scam, losing Rs 66 lakh after being befriended by a woman on social media and falling into a fake investment바카라 웹사이트scheme..

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A 54-year-old school teacher from Maharashtra라이브 바카라 Thane district lost Rs 66 lakh after falling prey to an online investment scam, an official said on Friday.

The Kalyan resident told the police that a woman, who identified herself as Sunita Chowdhary, befriended him on social media and coaxed him to invest in a scheme through a website promising high returns

The teacher subsequently “invested” Rs 66 lakh in the scheme over about 50 days, said the official from Kolsewadi police station.

Once the teacher began seeking returns and a refund of the original investment, the accused, who had been communicating with him through two mobile phones, became unreachable.

The police are working to trace the IP address, mobile locations, and digital transaction trails linked to the accused, the official said.

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