Hyderabad, May 2 -- A 51-year-old private employee from Hyderabad's KPHB was duped of Rs 1 crore in a forex trading scam in March 2026.

The incident came to light when the victim, a private employee approached the Cyberabad cybercrime unit. In his complaint, the victim stated that on March 9, he received a message on the Telegram app from a fraudster who identified himself as Ronald Browne.

Browne claimed to be a representative of a London based stock-trading firm and offered expertise on forex trading.

Victim lured with USD 1000 daily income

The complainant was persuaded by two women who identified themselves as Nisha and Harini to open trading accounts on the websites including 'm.roewatson.com' and 'm.ftmohub.cc' and invest money. ...