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Surat: A 57-year-old businessman was defrauded of Rs 1.53 crore by cybercriminals who enticed him with the prospect of large profits from trading in foreign currencies. The victim, Mohammad Abdul Hamid Killedar, on June 15, 2023, received a call from one Harikesh Singh, who told him he could make large profits if he invested in a foreign exchange platform.
After this, other individuals named Anil Kumar and Rakesh Kumar provided him further details. Killedar sent a link to an application called "liveforex.uk".
After registering on the app, Killedar was told to make deposits by transferring money to various bank accounts. He transferred Rs 1.55 crore to nine accounts as directed by the accused, between June 15 and Sep 7, 2023.
Out of this and his notional profits from trading on the application, he was only allowed to withdraw Rs 1,76,000. The victim filed an application with the Cybercrime police station at the time, based on which a formal FIR was lodged on Friday..
