By Admin 
This time in Uttarakhand, cyber thugs have defrauded three people of lakhs by taking the help of the names of big personalities like the country’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Which includes a retired teacher, a company director and a Dehradun resident. All three fell into this trap and lost more than Rs 83 lakh in total.
Trapped in the greed of big profits after seeing Facebook ads
Retired teacher Makar Singh Negi, resident of Ghat area of Chamoli district, was using Facebook in August last year when he saw an advertisement. Pictures of the Finance Minister and Sundar Pichai were placed in it and a claim was made that invest only Rs 21 thousand and earn huge profits. After this, in September, a person named ‘Sanjay’ contacted him and opened a de-mat account by linking it to “Mudra One Trade” and installed a mobile app. Then the game of money transfer started here.
Between September and October, Rs 23 lakh 71 thousand were transferred from his account through UPI and RTGS. When I tried to withdraw money from Demat account, nothing happened. Only then did the teacher realize that he had been cheated.
Transaction worth lakhs done by blocking the number of a company director
The case of Anand Swaroop Gupta, director of Anandam Sweets Private Limited, Dehradun, is a little different and more shocking. In this, on February 9, 2026, Rs 24 lakh 95 thousand was withdrawn from his company’s HDFC Bank account in four separate transactions. On the same day, his mobile number also suddenly got switched off, which was activated only on 12th February. When he checked his account on February 16, he was shocked. It is believed that the fraudsters deactivated the phone before SIM swap or any technical manipulation and then emptied the account.
Cheated of Rs 34 lakh by showing SEBI registration number
Raja Ram Bhatt of Dehradun joined a WhatsApp group ‘Market Strategy Research Forum’ in December 2025 after seeing a trading advertisement on Facebook. The people sitting in the group proved themselves to be legitimate investment advisors by showing SEBI registration number and downloaded an app named ‘SCSLPMA’.
To win trust, a withdrawal of Rs 5,000 was also shown in the beginning. Then gradually Rs 34 lakh 75 thousand were deposited in different accounts. When a request was made to withdraw Rs 40 lakh, it was refused and on top of that, another Rs 10.93 lakh was demanded in the name of ‘service fee’. After this the thugs stopped contact.
Police refuse to blindly trust investment advertisements
In all three cases, cases have been registered in Cyber Police Station Dehradun under sections of IT Act and Indian Justice Code. The police have clearly said that do not blindly trust the investment advertisements running on social media under the guise of any big name or organization. Before investing any amount, make sure to get official confirmation of the scheme, because the carelessness of one click can ruin the life’s earnings.