🚨 ED Conducted Raids at 19 Locations. The Fake Investment Scam Reached Crypto.


Tamil Nadu — 16 locations. Kerala — 2. Srinagar — 1.
How did the scam work?
"Fake Investment" & "Work From Home" schemes.
Victims were lured with promises of lucrative returns.
₹14.95 Crore was invested. All of it disappeared.
How was the money laundered?
Mule bank accounts → Shell companies → Crypto wallets.
Roshan Fiaz, the main accused, operated accounts in the names of his wife and shell entities.
Accounts were opened as soon as the fraud money arrived—and closed shortly after.
What was seized?
↳ ₹3.35 Crore in crypto assets.
↳ ₹14.50 Lakh in cash.
↳ ₹40 Lakh+ in bank accounts frozen.
↳ Crypto wallets, recovery phrases, exchange accounts—all collected as digital evidence.
Crypto is not just being used for trading
It is also being used to hide fraud money.
The investigation is still ongoing.
Source: ED Official Press Release, 12.07.2026
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