Cyber criminals duped former CBI joint director VV Lakshminarayana’s wife for Rs 2.58 crore. The criminals took Rs 2.58 crore from Lakshminarayana’s wife Urmila saying it would be invested in the stock market.

In a WhatsApp message to Urmila, they told her that if the money was invested according to their plan, they can earn maximum profits in a very short period. This message was forwarded to her when she joined the WhatsApp group of Stock Market Profit Guide Exchange 20.

One of the criminals, Dinesh Singh, gained the trust of Urmila and convinced her sending some screenshots that profits to the extent of 500% could be earned if money was invested in the manner they suggested. Reinforcing his claims, one of the members too shares screenshots that she had earned huge profits when she followed their advice.

Believing in Singh’s claims, Urmila downloaded MCKIEY CM app from Apple app store and transferred Rs 2.58 crore to the criminals between December 24 and January 5.

Reportedly, she mortgaged the gold she and her husband possessed to raise the amount. She realized that she was duped when she could see that her money earned huge profits in the app but could not find a way to withdraw the amount.

Immediately, she lodged a complaint with the cyber crime police who informed that the criminals transferred the money to mule accounts and they were investigating into the matter.