š° Hyderabad Advocate Duped of ā¹97 Lakh in Online Scam šøš±
- MediaFx

- Oct 6
- 1 min read
TL;DR:A 58-year-old Hyderabad advocate lost ā¹97.36 lakhĀ after falling for a fake forex trading platform introduced by a Facebook āfriend.ā Police are probing the cyber racket. #CyberFraud #Hyderabad

What Happened?
The victim befriended a woman named āRitu Reddyā on Facebook, who claimed to be from Chennai.
She convinced him to invest in a trading site promising high USD returns ā finalto-indus.com. š»
Initial profits built trust, leading him to invest nearly ā¹97 lakh raised through gold pledges and loans.
Later, withdrawals were blocked, and he was asked to pay another ā¹52 lakh as an āexchange fee.ā
He realised it was a fraud and filed a complaint with Rachakonda Cybercrime Police. šØ
Flashback / Context
Such scams often target educated professionals via social media friendships, fake trading dashboards, and WhatsApp āadvisors.ā
Who Gains & Who Loses?
Loser:Ā The advocateāfinancially drained and emotionally scarred. š
Gainers:Ā Cyber fraudsters exploiting trust through romance-cum-investment traps.
Peopleās Angle
For youth and professionals, this is a red flagānever trust social-media investment links. š Cybercrime in Telangana is rising, especially in āforexā and ācryptoā traps targeting working-class investors.
MediaFx Take
Easy-profit dreams come with hidden claws. šøļø Telanganaās cyber police need stronger cross-border tracing, while citizens must treat online investments like strangersāverify twice, invest once.













































