Kochi: A Kerala cyber fraud probe has uncovered suspected overseas investment links, with police alleging that money from a fake online trading scam was routed into mining, real estate and construction ventures.
Tracking the Illicit Funds
The investigation reveals how local digital fraud operations are increasingly connected to complex international financial networks. Scammers managed to channel massive sums of swindled money out of the country to fund heavy industries.
Diversification into Physical Assets
Instead of keeping the stolen wealth in digital wallets, the perpetrators allegedly diversified their assets. The police are closely tracking transactions that explicitly tie the trading scam profits to large-scale real estate, infrastructure projects, and mining operations abroad.
