Last Updated on 19/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
Every day new cases of cyber fraud are coming to light, where innocent people are being made victims. Today we are going to tell you about one such gang, which has been arrested and they have committed fraud of about Rs 22 crore. The arrested accused told that a seminar was held in Dubai.
According to media reports, Cyber Cell police station arrested two criminals on Monday. This gang used to dupe innocent people in the name of fake share trading and rob them of their hard-earned money.
People from 23 states were duped
In the name of fake online share trading, these people have defrauded 168 people from 23 states to the tune of Rs 22 crore 42 lakh. The arrested accused actually provided bank accounts to deposit the money. Apart from this, they also used to trap people through social media.
3 cyber fraud cases revealed
According to the report, Additional Commissioner of Police Dinesh Kumar P said that interrogation of the accused has also revealed three incidents of Ghaziabad. Kushalpal Singh was cheated of Rs 70 lakh, Bhagwant Kumar Singh Bora was cheated of Rs 24.81 lakh and Rahul Raja was cheated of Rs 52 lakh. Rs 36 lakh has been recovered from the cheated amount.
Contact via social media
Police investigation has revealed that the accused came in contact with Hussain, the kingpin of this gang, through social media. After talking to him, he started giving them work. The arrested people used to open fake bank accounts in the name of common people by taking their documents. After this, these accounts were sold to Hussain. After this, these accused used to withdraw the defrauded amount from these accounts.
The seminar was held in Dubai
During interrogation, Rahul told that a seminar was held in Dubai a few days ago. Fraudsters from other countries also participated in this seminar. These people had come from countries like Thailand, Indonesia and Nepal.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)