A 38-year-old man from Ahmedabad was duped of around ₹19 lakh in a cryptocurrency trading scam after being lured with promises of high returns. The victim was contacted via Telegram and later WhatsApp by a woman posing as a crypto investor, who shared fake profit screenshots to gain trust. After initial small gains, he transferred larger sums in Bitcoin. When he attempted to withdraw funds, he was asked to pay more, prompting him to report the fraud to police.