India, Nov. 5 -- Inspired by Netflix's hit thriller Money Heist, a gang in Delhi pulled off a massive online scam worth Rs.150 crore, styling themselves after the show's iconic characters, media reports said.

The group also allegedly duped people of another Rs.23 crore through online investment fraud.

According to investigators, Arpit, a lawyer by profession, assumed the alias Professor; Prabhat, a computer science postgraduate, went by Amanda; and Abbas took on the name Freddy.

The gang created dozens of social media and WhatsApp groups posing as expert stock market advisors. They attracted investors by promising high returns and initially offered small profits to gain their trust.

Once victims invested larger sums, their accounts we...