What happened
Indian market analyst Sunil Gurjar (@sunilgurjar01), who describes himself as a SEBI-registered research analyst, warned on X on 12 November 2026 that the Telegram channel t.me/FinanceWithSunilJoin is fake and misuses his name and photos. He said the channel lures people with fake profit screenshots, guaranteed returns and "loss recovery" offers, and that he has no connection with it and never promises guaranteed profits or money-doubling schemes. Sunil Gurjar is the person being impersonated, not the scammer. Do not send money to trading or recovery offers from Telegram channels using a well-known analyst's name; check the analyst's verified profiles for their real channels.
How the scam works
Impersonation schemes borrow a trusted name — a school, a police force, a bank, a well-known person or a regulator-registered firm — so that a message, a website or a phone number looks official. The real organisation is not involved and will not ask you to pay, log in or send money through a surprise link or an unlisted number. Look up the official contact details yourself and call or write there. If you have already paid or given personal information, contact your bank and report the incident to the police or your national cyber-crime service.
If a message, a page or a caller creates urgency about money, a login or a legal threat, pause and check the claim through a contact method you already trust. Keep screenshots, reference numbers and the exact addresses or phone numbers you were given, and tell your bank early if money has already left the account. Official brands and authorised firms named in a lure are not involved unless a primary source says otherwise.
Source
Source: https://x.com/sunilgurjar01/status/2120768943308841274 (@sunilgurjar01, Nov 12, 2026, 1:41 AM ET)
