The Mumbai police cybercrime division has registered a fraud case against unknown persons based on a complaint filed by a businesswoman from Goregaon, who claimed that she was duped of Rs 33.89 lakh after clicking on a link sent to her on WhatsApp. According to the complainant, 52, the alleged fraud took place between April and June this year. The woman said she was looking for a financial investment adviser and came across a YouTube channel, following which she was added to a WhatsApp group and later duped.

In her statement to the police, she said that she joined a WhatsApp group ‘Long Creek Capital 73’ where a person identified as Deepak (last name not known) provided investment advice and organised daily webinars offering investment tips. To build trust, documents were also shared showing they were Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)-registered and provided company details, claiming registration in the United States, the woman stated.