Vanishing apps, lost dreams: How digital investment scams are targeting people in G-B

Vanishing apps, lost dreams: How digital investment scams are targeting people in G-B

When Shazia Nazir, a housewife in Gilgit, invested half a million Rs500,000 into an online investment platform she saw on Facebook, she believed she had finally found a path to financial independence. The app promised daily profits, risk-free investing, and even displayed charts showing her growing returns. Then, one morning, the app vanished — and with it, her entire savings. “I thought it was genuine,” she says quietly. “The app looked profess…