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Odisha Crime Branch arrested a cyber fraudster for allegedly duping a 50-year-old resident of Purighat area in Odisha's Cuttack of Rs 2.36 crore in online investment scam by posing as a stock market expert, official sources said on Thursday.
According to the complaint lodged at Cyber Crime Police Station, the victim was lured into a WhatsApp group named 'C-51 ICICI Securities Official Stock', where unknown individuals promised lucrative returns on investments in stock markets and IPOs through a fake trading platforms.
Initially, the victim was shown small profits to gain his trust. As confidence grew, he was persuaded to take a f...