Pune Lawyer Duped of 14 Crores in Stock Scam: Highly Educated Residents Vulnerable

• A 68-year-old senior lawyer in Pune lost 14.25 crores to a cyber fraud promising high returns on stock market investments.
• Fraudsters lured the lawyer via mobile, sending fake profit messages to build trust and prompting him to deposit crores into various accounts.
• He received fake return notifications, but the money was never credited; technical excuses were given when he tried to withdraw.
• Upon suspicion, the fraudsters' phones were switched off, leading the lawyer to report the scam to Shivajinagar Cyber Police.
• The incident highlights a trend of highly educated Pune residents becoming 'soft targets' for cyber fraudsters due to greed.