Crypto Exchanges In India Investigate Over $ 200,000 Of Crypto Scams

Indian police are investigating a New Delhi-based crypto company Pluto Exchange, which local reports have accused 43 crypto investors of deceiving 2 million rupees (approximately $ 270,000).

The Bureau of Economic Crimes of the Delhi Police Department suspected Bharat Verma of being the director of the cryptocurrency firm, which allegedly lured clients into asking them to invest in a new token, claiming they had operations cryptocurrency mining. Realization of the company "f2poolminin". According to Delhi Police, he worked with seven other people who promised clients a fixed return of 30% per month on their investments and offered commissions for recruiting other investors.

An investor, Joginder Kumar, who complained to the Delhi Police Department, said in the report that after investing 5 lakhs of rupees ($ 6,000) he did not receive the return he expected in a month. When Kumar spoke to the representative of the crypto company about it, they cited the low prices of Bitcoin and the fact that Indian banks had confiscated his bank accounts, causing Kumar to be late in paying.

However, Kumar added in the report that he "waited a long time" and ultimately never received any money. Kumar also claimed that he visited the crypto firm's office to find out that the firm had moved to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. According to the report, Kumar was one of several who invested their money in the crypto company.

Kumar also claimed that the director managed to raise Rs 50 crore (around $ 6 million) as part of the investor scam, but the report does not mention whether Indian police confirmed this figure. After police filed complaints from about 43 investors like Kumar, they were able to compile the estimated $ 200,000 in lost funds for fraud, according to the report.