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Trivandrum, India
The scam started on June 21 when the lawyer received a call from an international number on WhatsApp.
The victims of the fraud were senior lawyers representing central agencies including Customs and the National Intelligence Service.
A top criminal lawyer who specializes in cyber cases was duped by an online fraud syndicate, resulting in a loss of Rs 9.3 million. Scammers deceived a lawyer in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, into believing that he could earn huge returns through stock market investments. The fraud case against the well-known lawyer occurred from June 21 to 27.
The victims of the fraud were senior lawyers representing central agencies including Customs and the National Intelligence Service. The scam started on June 21 when the lawyer received a call from an international number on WhatsApp. The caller convinced him that there was huge profit potential in stock market trading. The lawyer was subsequently added to a WhatsApp group called “Club 88” and instructed to install a mobile app called “Block Tigers.”
A second call was made to the lawyer, during which he was instructed to deposit Rs 5 lakh in two installments. The caller falsely claimed that the deposits could generate substantial profits through stock trading, leading the lawyers to step up their investments.
As of June 27, the lawyer had transferred a total of Rs 9.3 million into multiple bank accounts, after which the defendant lost contact. The lawyer eventually realized that the promised profits were fraudulent and complained to the cyber police.
