India, July 17 -- NoidaThree people, including two residents of Noida and one of Greater Noida, were conned of Rs.77 lakh in three separate investment frauds in the last three months, said police on Wednesday, adding that cases were registered at the Cyber crime branch police station.

In the first incident, a 65-year-old man, resident of Greater Noida West was duped of Rs.42 lakh after he received a notification that a nationalised bank was offering block trading and an Initial Public Offering (IPO) at a discounted price with a promised return. Police said that following the notification, the victim, a retired doctor, contacted the provided number and he was informed that the bank securities had launched a premium profit plan for selecte...