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Bengaluru Techie Duped of ₹11.65 Lakh in Fake Trading App Scam: 5 Warning Red Flags

A software engineer in Bengaluru recently lost ₹11.65 lakh after being lured into a fraudulent stock trading group on WhatsApp, highlighting the growing danger of fake trading app scams in…
Mahesh September 7, 2026 5 min read
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