Thousands of Mumbaikars have fallen for elaborate share market scams this year, losing crores to fraudulent trading platforms that promised quick profits and effortless returns. A recent report by the Free Press Journal highlighted that Mumbai Police registered 665 share investment fraud cases involving losses of nearly Rs 400 crore between January and September this. Out of 3,372 cybercrime complaints filed during this period, these cases stood out for both their sophistication and scale.

Police have solved only 175 of them, arresting 210 accused so far. The rest remain open, a reminder that the hunt for these digital con artists is far from over, the report added.

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