Ahmedabad trader loses Rs 75.59 lakh in lure to get foreign buyer

Cyber gangsters are adopting new alchemy to trap innocent people every day. At that time, the cyber mafia in Ahmedabad took advantage of a businessman's obsession to develop a business abroad. A sensational case of fraud of Rs 75.79 lakh has come to light. The victim has lodged a complaint with the Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch. WhatsApp call in the name of World Trade Growth According to the police complaint, 58-year-old Ajitbhai Vikrambhai Patel, a resident of Sayona City Bungalows in Ghatlodia, owns a valve manufacturing company in the Odhav area. In January last year, when he was present at his company, he received a WhatsApp call from an unknown number on his mobile. The caller identified himself as Vikas Gupta of World Trade Growth. Vikas Gupta had lured Ajitbhai to bring in foreign customers and expand his Valve business abroad. Ajitbhai, who was caught up in his sweet talks, was trapped in the name of preparing a company profile and taking membership. A woman named Yasika showed a bogus order and extorted money. After receiving the membership fee, a woman named Yasika started a conversation with Ajitbhai from the very next day. Yasika pretended to have received orders through e-mail by having business discussions with foreign clients. He then transferred lakhs of rupees from Ajitbhai on the pretext of getting a 'certificate code' for the company that received the order. Not only this, then another girl also invested lakhs of rupees by talking about getting a business in the name of different foreign companies. A case has been registered with the Cyber Crime Branch On various pretexts, a total of Rs. Despite investing a sum of Rs 75.79 lakh, Ajitbhai realised that he had been the victim of a big fraud as he did not actually get a single order. He immediately approached the Cyber Crime Branch in this regard and lodged a complaint against unknown cyber thugs.