Goa, April 8 -- Hundreds of Goan investors are feared to have been drawn into a sprawling forex-linked fi nancial fraud estimated at a staggering Rs 800 crore, with mounting complaints pointing to a network that promised easy returns before abruptly going silent. What began as a seem ingly reliable investment avenue - complete with steady payouts in the in itial months - has now collapsed into uncertainty, leaving families across the State scrambling for an swers and access to their money. "We were assured steady returns and did receive them for five to six months. Then the payments sud denly stopped," said an investor from Mangueshi, capturing the anguish.

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