Pan-India customer care racket busted; 5 of six held from Jamtara
1 year, 8 months ago

Pan-India customer care racket busted; 5 of six held from Jamtara

The Hindu  

Delhi Police on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 said it has arrested five men from Jharkhand’s Jamtara and one more from West Bengal’s Murshidabad for allegedly duping over 2,500 people of crores of rupees in a pan-India customer care fraud. Deputy Commissioner of Police Ravi Kumar Singh said Nijamuddin Ansari, 23, Afroj Alam, 23, Amir Ansari, 22, Sarfaraj Ansari, 22, and Afroj Ansari, 22, were arrested in Jamtara on April 11. Modified apps According to the DCP, several SIM cards and 34 mobile phones were recovered from the accused in Jamtara, while 21,761 SIM cards and nine mobile phones were seized from Malitya’s house. “When people would call these numbers, the accused would talk like professionals and ask them to download remote access apps, modified and renamed with the bank initials.

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Kanpur man loses Rs 7.7 lakh in scam while applying for PAN card online
3 weeks ago

Kanpur man loses Rs 7.7 lakh in scam while applying for PAN card online

India Today  

India is currently going through a digital transformation. In one such recent case, a man from Kanpur ended up losing Rs 7.7 lakh to scammers while attempting to apply for a PAN card online for his great-grandson. The scam occurred when the victim, Suresh Chandra Sharma, a resident of Navsheel Moti Vihar in Sarvodaya Nagar, was trying to obtain a …

'Digital Arrest' scam wipes out life savings of 90-year-old in Gujarat: Here's what happened
3 weeks, 3 days ago

'Digital Arrest' scam wipes out life savings of 90-year-old in Gujarat: Here's what happened

Live Mint  

In an unfortunate incident of yet another 'digital arrest' scam, a 90-year-old man in Surat, Gujarat, was defrauded of his entire life savings of over ₹1 crore. The elderly victim, a stock market trader, was duped by fraudsters posing as officers from the Central Bureau of Investigation, who alleged his involvement in a drug trafficking and money laundering racket, reported …

Gang behind ‘digital arrest’ busted, 2 held
1 month ago

Gang behind ‘digital arrest’ busted, 2 held

Hindustan Times  

Punjab Police have arrested two Assam-based men for their alleged involvement in cases of “digital fraud”. Digital arrest refers to a cyber scam where fraudsters, posing as law enforcement officials, deceive victims into believing they have committed a serious crime and must stay visible online until their demands are met, exploiting fear to extort money. The matter came to light …

Gang involved in opening bank accounts with fake IDs busted in Bhopal, 7 arrested
1 month, 1 week ago

Gang involved in opening bank accounts with fake IDs busted in Bhopal, 7 arrested

India Today  

Bhopal Police has busted an interstate gang involved in the creation and distribution of fake Aadhaar cards, PAN cards, bank accounts, and SIM cards across the country, primarily to facilitate fraud, officials said on Saturday. The accused were identified as Shashikant Kumar alias Manish, Sapna alias Sadhna, Ankit Kumar Sahu alias Sunil, Kaushal Mali alias Pankaj, Roshan Kumar, Ranjan Kumar …

Gang involved in opening bank accounts with fake IDs busted in Bhopal, 7 arrested
1 month, 1 week ago

Gang involved in opening bank accounts with fake IDs busted in Bhopal, 7 arrested

India Today  

Bhopal Police has busted an interstate gang involved in the creation and distribution of fake Aadhaar cards, PAN cards, bank accounts, and SIM cards across the country, primarily to facilitate fraud, officials said on Saturday. The accused were identified as Shashikant Kumar alias Manish, Sapna alias Sadhna, Ankit Kumar Sahu alias Sunil, Kaushal Mali alias Pankaj, Roshan Kumar, Ranjan Kumar …

Cyber fraudsters pose as cops, con 73-yr-old of ₹24L in Ludhiana
1 month, 1 week ago

Cyber fraudsters pose as cops, con 73-yr-old of ₹24L in Ludhiana

Hindustan Times  

Unidentified cyber fraudsters posing as cops allegedly duped a retired Merchant Navy engineer of ₹24.2 lakh, officials said. They said the fraudsters put up an elaborate hoax, claiming the victim was implicated in child pornography and money laundering cases. Singh said that despite his initially resistance, he was persuaded after the fraudsters staged a convincing video call. The caller said …

Eight arrested in Mumbai share trading scam involving illegal SIM cards
1 month, 1 week ago

Eight arrested in Mumbai share trading scam involving illegal SIM cards

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Mumbai Central cyber police have arrested eight individuals, including six mobile service provider employees and two shopkeepers, in connection with a cyber fraud scheme that deceived numerous people through fraudulent share market investments. The Mumbai Central cyber police have arrested eight individuals, including six mobile service provider employees and two shopkeepers, in connection with a cyber fraud scheme. …

Pan-India stock market scams on ED radar, ₹25 crore traced; 200 shell firms being probed
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pan-India stock market scams on ED radar, ₹25 crore traced; 200 shell firms being probed

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: An Enforcement Directorate pan-India probe into multi-crore online scams, in which investors were trapped into investing in stock markets through fake mobile apps, has revealed that the accused employed a maze of 200-plus shell firms to acquire and then divert the proceeds of crime. The agency’s money trail in the case revealed that the fraudsters allegedly incorporated over 200 …

Police nab cyber fraud operating from Dubai
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Police nab cyber fraud operating from Dubai

Hindustan Times  

Navi Mumbai: The cyber cell of Navi Mumbai has arrested a key member of a Dubai-based cyber gang involved in defrauding the public with promises of substantial returns on stock investments. HT Image Inspector Deepali Patil of the Cyber Cell said, “During the investigation of a complaint filed by a resident from Khanda Colony, we obtained crucial leads connecting the …

NIA arrests four persons in fake Southeast Asian call centres case
5 months, 1 week ago

NIA arrests four persons in fake Southeast Asian call centres case

The Hindu  

The National Investigation Agency said on July 16 it has arrested four persons in the human trafficking and cyber fraud case related to Laos and other Southeast Asian countries. According to the NIA, the four were part of the organised trafficking syndicate involved in luring and trafficking Indian youth to foreign countries on the false promise of lucrative jobs. The …

Nuh Police arrests 42 cyber criminals in Mewat, 50 mobile phones, over 90 SIM cards and fake Aadhar IDs seized
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Nuh Police arrests 42 cyber criminals in Mewat, 50 mobile phones, over 90 SIM cards and fake Aadhar IDs seized

Op India  

In a major crackdown against cyber crime, the Nuh police arrested 42 cyber criminals from various parts of Nuh, Mewat in two days concerning several cyber fraud cases registered nationwide. Their details will be matched with data stored with I4C to find out how many cases they were involved in.” The accused used varied Modus operandi including bogus ads, sextortion, …

53 arrested for cheating over 12,000 people across country of ₹55.86 crore
1 year, 1 month ago

53 arrested for cheating over 12,000 people across country of ₹55.86 crore

Hindustan Times  

Fifty-three people were arrested from different parts of the country in October for cheating 12,669 people across the country of ₹55.86 crore, Gurugram police said on Wednesday. After their arrest, details of these suspects, along with IMEI numbers of mobile phones, SIM cards, and details of other electronic gadgets used, were shared with the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, which …

Three held for duping a retired government official of ₹2.54 crore in Noida
1 year, 3 months ago

Three held for duping a retired government official of ₹2.54 crore in Noida

Hindustan Times  

The Gautam Budh Nagar cybercrime police arrested three people on Tuesday for allegedly duping a retired government officer in Noida of ₹2.54 crore on the pretext of online trading, police said on Wednesday. According to police, the complainant, Anil Sharma, is a retired central government officialwho was lured into a trading website. According to police, the complainant, Anil Sharma, is …

SPOTLIGHT | How Nuh district in Haryana became a breeding ground for cybercriminals
1 year, 4 months ago

SPOTLIGHT | How Nuh district in Haryana became a breeding ground for cybercriminals

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 27, 2023 11:00 IST - 12 MINS READ At only 24, Shakil shouldered great responsibility. Varun Singla, Nuh’s Superintendent of Police, told Frontline, “There were a total of 28,000 complaints from victims spread across 35 States and Union Territories.” The complainants were diverse. “Many of the men the Haryana Police arrested in Nuh had returned home from …

GST fraud of ₹175 cr. unearthed, mastermind nabbed at Bengaluru airport
1 year, 5 months ago

GST fraud of ₹175 cr. unearthed, mastermind nabbed at Bengaluru airport

The Hindu  

Directorate-General of GST Intelligence, Chennai Zonal Unit, has busted a fake Input Tax Credit racket running into ₹175 crore involving 59 companies. A 34-year-old resident from Chepauk, the mastermind behind the scam, was nabbed at the Bengaluru airport during his attempt to flee the country and subsequently arrested, according to a statement from DGGI, the apex intelligence and investigative agency …

Eight arrested for duping banks of ₹23cr after showing fake company and staff
1 year, 7 months ago

Eight arrested for duping banks of ₹23cr after showing fake company and staff

Hindustan Times  

Eight people were arrested on Monday from Jewar toll plaza in Gautam Budh Nagar for allegedly setting up fake companies, showing fake employees and duping banks of ₹23 crore in Noida, officials said on Tuesday. Harish Chander, deputy commissioner of police, Noida, informed that the suspects had made fake Aadhaar cards by taking biometrics of homeless people and registering their …

2,197 SIM cards issued on forged documents blocked, 13 arrested
1 year, 7 months ago

2,197 SIM cards issued on forged documents blocked, 13 arrested

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: As many as 13 people have been arrested in the city in a joint operation by the Mumbai police and the Department of Telecom over the last three days for selling SIM cards activated using forged documents. The police suspect that the gang has so far sold around 8,500 SIM cards either to cybercriminals or fake call centre operators …

Cyber fraud racket led by minor busted, ₹97L found in 24 bank accounts
1 year, 8 months ago

Cyber fraud racket led by minor busted, ₹97L found in 24 bank accounts

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A cyber fraud racket headed by a 17-year-old boy was busted on Wednesday leading to the arrest of three fraud employees and the detention of the minor boss. The Chunabhatti police discovered that the minor was operating 24 bank accounts in which an amount of ₹97 lakh was deposited. Cyber fraud racket led by minor busted, ₹ 97L found …

Three arrested for cyber fraud in Chandigarh
1 year, 8 months ago

Three arrested for cyber fraud in Chandigarh

Hindustan Times  

The cyber cell of police has arrested three individuals and solved three cases of cyber fraud amounting to over ₹20 lakh. The complainant, Prafulla Mohan Sinha of Sector 40, had said that he received a WhatsApp call from an unknown number and the caller posed as one of his friends in Australia. The caller sought the complainant’s account and said …

Cybercrime police find 11K SIM cards issued on single Aadhaar in UP
1 year, 8 months ago

Cybercrime police find 11K SIM cards issued on single Aadhaar in UP

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The cybercrime police, investigating a KYC fraud, found that 11,000 SIM cards were issued on a single Aadhaar identity proof within a month in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district. The police said this is against the department of telecommunication’s guidelines, capping the maximum number of SIM cards at nine for each Aadhaar card. The police ascertained the same while investigating …

5 men arrested in Assam for sending SIM cards to agents in Pakistan
1 year, 9 months ago

5 men arrested in Assam for sending SIM cards to agents in Pakistan

Op India  

In the Nagaon and Morigaon districts of Assam, five people have been arrested for supplying pre-activated SIM cards to Pakistani agents. Police also recovered 18 Mobile Phones, 136 SIM Cards and other items from their possession. Prasanta Kumar Bhuyan, IGP and Spokesperson of Assam Police, said, “Based on inputs by a Central Agency and also inputs from reliable sources it …

Maharashtra: Mumbai Police bust fake Aadhaar, PAN card making centre in Goregaon; one arrested
2 years ago

Maharashtra: Mumbai Police bust fake Aadhaar, PAN card making centre in Goregaon; one arrested

India TV News  

Maharashtra : The Mumbai Police busted a centre that issued fake Aadhaar and PAN cards. During the raid, the police seized a printer and computer along with bogus documents which included 30 Aadhaar and 6 Pan cards. Image Source : INDIA TV/RAJIV SINGHThe fake Aadhaar cards acquired by police and the place in Goregaon from where the accused ran the …

Three arrested from Jharkhand for swindling over ₹8 lakh from a woman in Chennai
2 years, 1 month ago

Three arrested from Jharkhand for swindling over ₹8 lakh from a woman in Chennai

The Hindu  

The police have arrested a gang of three men from Jamtara in Jharkhand on charges of swindling money from a woman by running a fake website. WhatsApp link However, after sometime, a person claiming to be executive of the courier called her and sent a link through WhatsApp message and asked her to furnish details in the given link. After …

Delhi: 3 arrested for duping people by reissuing SIM cards on fake IDs
2 years, 6 months ago

Delhi: 3 arrested for duping people by reissuing SIM cards on fake IDs

India Today  

Delhi Police has arrested three people, including an employee of credit card sales department, for allegedly duping HDFC Bank account holders by reissuing SIM cards linked to their bank accounts using fake IDs. The accused, identified as Sunny Kumar Singh, Kapil and Pavin Ramesh used to sell pre-activated SIM cards of HDFC Bank account holders using fake identification. ACCUSED ARRESTED …

Delhi: Interstate gang duping people on the pretext of providing jobs busted, 2 held
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi: Interstate gang duping people on the pretext of providing jobs busted, 2 held

India Today  

The Cyber Police Station of Delhi busted an inter-state gang for allegedly cheating unemployed youths on the pretext of providing them with work from home facility. The police nabbed a gang of cyber fraudsters from Kiccha Udham Singh Nagar in Uttarakhand who had been duping unemployed victims on the pretext of providing them with work from home through applications. Subsequently, …

Delhi Police nabs 2 for duping people on the pretext of earning credit card points
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi Police nabs 2 for duping people on the pretext of earning credit card points

India Today  

Continuing the drive against cyber fraudsters who were duping gullible citizens, the Delhi Police nabbed two cheats identified as Deepak Kumar and Ritnesh Kumar Giri, who duped innocent people in lieu of redemption of credit card points. A complaint was received by a complainant, aged 32-years, alleging that his credit card was used for 3 fraud transactions of Rs 44,000 …

Fake call centre duping credit card users busted in Delhi, 11 held
2 years, 10 months ago

Fake call centre duping credit card users busted in Delhi, 11 held

India Today  

In a month-long major operation, the Crime Branch of Delhi Police busted a fake call centre in Janakpuri for duping innocent credit card holders. The employees of the call centre managed to obtain crucial details of new credit card holders illegally and introduced themselves as bank executives from the State Bank of India Credit Card department and duped people. 11 …

Nagpur man switches relative’s SIM card, illegally withdraws ₹12.65 lakh
2 years, 10 months ago

Nagpur man switches relative’s SIM card, illegally withdraws ₹12.65 lakh

Hindustan Times  

Handing over his mobile phone to a relative cost a senior citizen dear, as the former, along with his accomplices, fraudulently withdrew ₹12.65 lakh from his account and invested it in crypto currency. Before returning the phone, Aatish transferred Kanhiya’s SIM card to another device and used it to fraudulently transfer ₹12.65 lakh from his bank account between January 28 …

Four arrested by Tamil Nadu Police in multi-state SIM-swap scam
2 years, 11 months ago

Four arrested by Tamil Nadu Police in multi-state SIM-swap scam

India Today  

The police from Tamil Nadu’s Central Crime Branch uncovered a massive SIM-swap fraud network operational across multiple states. Four people have been arrested in the case and 154 debit cards, 105 SIM cards, 128 Aadhaar cards and 22 fake PAN cards were recovered. However, the Tamil Nadu Police discovered that the money swindled was deposited in 16 different bank accounts …

Man Arrested in Delhi for Duping Aircel of Rs 1.76 Crore
3 years, 3 months ago

Man Arrested in Delhi for Duping Aircel of Rs 1.76 Crore

News 18  

A 36-year-old man was arrested here in a decade-old case wherein he allegedly obtained multiple Aircel SIM cards using fake ID proofs and used them for making international calls worth approximately Rs 1.76 crore, police said on Wednesday. Additional Commissioner of Police R K Singh said that in January 2010, an Aircel authorised representative made a complaint against Rawat, who …

Delhi: Duo held for duping 100 people on pretext of online delivery of alcohol, food items
3 years, 4 months ago

Delhi: Duo held for duping 100 people on pretext of online delivery of alcohol, food items

India Today  

The Delhi Police’s Crime Branch arrested two persons on Friday for allegedly duping over 100 people by promising home delivery of liquor and food items during the lockdown. According to the police, the complainant was looking for delivery of food packets for a retirement programme in the office and had contacted a mobile number mentioned on the internet, promising home …

Cyber crime cell of Lucknow police nabs five for posing as bank officials
3 years, 5 months ago

Cyber crime cell of Lucknow police nabs five for posing as bank officials

Hindustan Times  

The cyber crime cell of the Lucknow police arrested five men on Monday for posing as bank officials to defraud people, the police said. Confirming the arrests, Lucknow commissioner of police DK Thakur said, “Our cyber crime team has arrested one Vijay Mandal, 29, Manoj Mandal, 27, Rajesh Kumar Mandal, 20, Jitendra Kumar Mandal, 31 and Karan Kumar Mandal,19. The …

SIM card vendor arrested in Delhi for forging Aadhaar card details of customers
3 years, 5 months ago

SIM card vendor arrested in Delhi for forging Aadhaar card details of customers

India TV News  

A 27-year-old SIM card dealer was arrested from south Delhi in connection with a forgery and cheating case, police said on Friday. During investigation, it was revealed that only half of the Aadhaar card details attached with the SIM card application form belonged to Rohan whereas the other half belonged to someone else, police said. Police nabbed vendor Khan, who …

Gang which carried out cyber frauds worth ₹20 crore busted, 8 arrested
3 years, 6 months ago

Gang which carried out cyber frauds worth ₹20 crore busted, 8 arrested

Hindustan Times  

Police in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat claim they have busted an inter-state gang and arrested eight persons from three states-Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand-for alleged cyber frauds involving around ₹20 crore. Representative Image “The incidents of frauds were spread across 18 states and involved purchase of expensive mobile phones from online shopping websites, as well as fraudulent withdrawal of money …

Mobile app fraud: Uttarakhand Police identify two Chinese accused
3 years, 6 months ago

Mobile app fraud: Uttarakhand Police identify two Chinese accused

Hindustan Times  

The Uttarakhand Police’s Special Task Force has identified two Chinese citizens among the accused in the alleged mobile application fraud and crypto-currency-based money laundering racket. Cyber security concept hand protection network with lock icon and virtual screens Space put message Blue tone Additional director general Abhinav Kumar on Friday said the two have been identified on the basis of “technical …

579 arrested in Deoghar for involvement in cyber crime
3 years, 6 months ago

579 arrested in Deoghar for involvement in cyber crime

Hindustan Times  

As many as 579 people were arrested in Jharkhand's Deoghar district between September 14, 2020 and May 28, 2021 for their alleged involvement in cyber crime and ₹28.26 lakh were recovered from them in addition to a large number of mobile phones and sim cards, police said Saturday. Representational: The SP said one Sarafat Ansari, 20, was arrested in connection …

Fraud Involving Aadhaar Numbers, SIM Cards Busted, 3 Held in Madhya Pradesh
4 years, 1 month ago

Fraud Involving Aadhaar Numbers, SIM Cards Busted, 3 Held in Madhya Pradesh

News 18  

Three persons were arrested for fraudulently using Aadhaar card details of villagers in Bargi in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur to activate 7,000 SIM cards which were then used by inter-state criminals to carry out cyber crimes, police said on Sunday. They got the Aadhaar numbers and other details from villagers by claiming it was part of a KYC drive for government …

Citibank Audit Revealed Fake Customers, Delhi Police Arrest Gang of 8 Involved
4 years, 1 month ago

Citibank Audit Revealed Fake Customers, Delhi Police Arrest Gang of 8 Involved

News 18  

The Economic Offence Wing of Delhi Police has arrested eight people, including four women, for forging Government documents like PAN card, Aadhaar card and voter IDs. OP Mishra, joint commissioner of EOW, said, “Citibank after its internal audit filed a complaint with Economic Offences Wing regarding identification of 36 customers who got the saving accounts opened in different names and …

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