Overview
- Navi Mumbai cyber police filed an FIR after 71-year-old Vipin Ramaniklal Gandhi transferred ₹1.6 crore across 12 transactions to accounts promoted via WhatsApp groups led by a contact named Divya.
- The scheme used a fake platform called NB Trusted Partner accessed through m.nbinvests.com, displayed a notional ₹4.29 crore balance, then blocked a withdrawal and pushed the victim to buy another IPO.
- Hyderabad cybercrime police registered a case after a 63-year-old from Nallakunta lost ₹29.50 lakh through a group run by Divya Mehra that steered him to install the NivPro app while falsely invoking a known securities firm.
- FIR details cite multiple mobile numbers, numerous beneficiary bank accounts, and impersonation websites, with offenses booked under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act as officers coordinate with banks and telecom operators.
- Police advisories urge citizens to avoid unsolicited trading groups, verify advisers and platforms through SEBI listings, and report incidents quickly, with a separate Hyderabad complaint noting a ₹2.49 lakh credit-card loss via a fake courier re-delivery link.