TN Cyber Crime Investigation Centre arrest four for Rs 1.65 crore online scam
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TN Cyber Crime Investigation Centre arrest four for Rs 1.65 crore online scam

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Four men who were involved in an online investment scam were arrested by the State Cyber Crime Investigation Centre on December 6 and 7. The arrested include two mule account holders, a face-to-face agent, and an agent directly working in a scam compound in Cambodia. According to the police, the victim, a 67-year-old retired government employee residing in Chennai, came across YouTube shorts providing investment advice in the names of Motilal Oswal and SBI Securities. Inquiries revealed fraudulent transactions done in the first-layer bank accounts belonging to a fake company - CMST Consultancy in Chennai.

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