Another online fraud worth ₹500 crore suspected in Noida

February 14, 2017 01:00 am | Updated 01:00 am IST - Noida:

An FIR has been registered against a Noida-based company for allegedly duping people of ₹500 crore, the police said on Monday.

Amit Kishore Jain, a Ghaziabad resident, filed a complaint alleging that the company’s owners duped nearly two lakh people who were promised returns by clicking on web links and made ₹500 crore in four months. Webwork Trade Links Private Limited is located at D 57, Sector 2, and has shut operations till April 20. An FIR has been filed based on Jain’ s complaint and the UPSTF has started a probe.

The complainant alleged that actors Shah Rukh Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui are brand ambassadors of the firm and have featured in its advertisements. PTI

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