MUMBAI, Nov. 5 -- Two engineers from Navi Mumbai were duped of a total of Rs.5.41 crore in separate cyber frauds, where scammers posing as online trading experts used WhatsApp groups and fake investment platforms to lure victims with promises of high returns. According to the police, the first case was that of a 49-year-old resident of Nerul who was duped of Rs.2.73 crore between July 4 and October 31. The frauds added him to a WhatsApp group named 'Nuvama-24 Market Analysis Group,' where they shared tips and advice for making huge profits on share market investments. Subsequently, he started investing in July. Similarly, in the second case, a 62-year-old Kharghar resident was defrauded of Rs.2.68 crore between April 3 and October 31. "In both cases, the victims were asked to pay a huge amount as a processing fee to withdraw profits," said the investigating officer. Realising that it was a trap, they approached the cyber police. "These frauds used cloned trading platforms, and counterfeit customer support channels to target victims across India," the officer said.HTC...