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A 32-year-old nonmigratory of Secunderabad has approached the cybercrime constabulary aft losing ₹75 lakh to amerciable online betting and casino platforms betwixt 2021 and 2025, constabulary said.
The concatenation of events began successful 2021 erstwhile the unfortunate received a WhatsApp connection from a fig claiming to correspond an online betting platform. He was encouraged to play games specified arsenic cricket betting, Teen Patti and casino games, and was promised casual profits done a crippled described arsenic ‘Fivestar Cricket Aviator Flight Game’. After initially depositing ₹10,000 and receiving a tiny return, helium was persuaded to deposit larger sums, the complainant said.
An serviceman from the cybercrimes helping said the unfortunate transferred ₹10 lakh successful aggregate transactions to assorted slope accounts provided by the operators successful 2021, yet losing the full amount.
“In March 2022, the aforesaid persons contacted him again, claiming they were operating connected different level with a little minimum deposit. Trusting them, the unfortunate resumed playing and, betwixt 2021 and 2025, deposited a full of ₹75 lakh done slope transfers, UPI IDs, QR scanners and currency deposit machines crossed aggregate betting websites. He aboriginal realised that withdrawals were blocked and the wealth was irretrievable,” explained the officer.
Police said the acts amounted to cheating, online fraud and amerciable online betting. The unfortunate has sought registration of a lawsuit and probe into the operators down the platforms.
Issuing a nationalist advisory, the cybercrime constabulary cautioned radical against amerciable online betting and casino websites and apps that committedness assured oregon casual returns. They said fraudsters typically attack victims done messaging platforms oregon societal media, amusement tiny archetypal profits to summation confidence, and aboriginal induce ample deposits done aggregate outgo methods. “These platforms are unregulated and illegal, and information tin besides pull ineligible consequences,” warned the officer.
