Chaitanyapuri IT employee loses ₹29.4lakh in cryptocurrency trading scam through fake app
HYDERABAD: A 42-year-old man from R.K. Puram lost ₹29.46 lakh after being duped by a woman he met through a friendship app who promised profits from forex and cryptocurrency trading.
Police said the complainant, Vangara Kartik, son of Vangara Sarvesh, residing at R.K. Puram, came into contact with a woman identifying herself as Priti Agarwal on a mobile app called Randochat on September 2, 2025. The woman later began communicating with him via Telegram, using the handle @Parriiiiii29.
Fraud through fake trading website
According to the complaint, Agarwal claimed to earn high returns through forex and cryptocurrency investments and persuaded Kartik to join a trading platform, https://gomktsyre.cc. Trusting her claims, he created an account (username: vangkartik@gmail.com, password: Kartik@123) and began investing substantial sums that were converted into cryptocurrency.
Over time, the account dashboard displayed significant profits. However, when Kartik’s wallet balance touched $1,00,000 (about ₹83 lakh), he was denied withdrawal and asked to pay a 30% “profit tax” amounting to $16,800 (₹13.44 lakh). When he refused, the woman allegedly began threatening him and demanding more money.
Realisation and complaint
Realising he had been cheated, Kartik approached the Chaitanyapuri police station, and lodged a complaint stating that he had lost a total of ₹29,46,960 to the fraudsters. Police have taken up investigation into the case.
If anyone falls victim to cyber fraud, they are advised to report it immediately by calling the Cyber Crime Helpline at 1930 or by visiting www.cybercrime.gov.in.
