Tamil Nadu engineer reveals how he scammed Japanese professor. Police hunt on for global cybercrime ring
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Tamil Nadu engineer reveals how he scammed Japanese professor. Police hunt on for global cybercrime ring

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Mechanical engineer Vigneshwar Muruganandham, arrested for allegedly duping a Japanese professor working at a Delhi institute of ₹7 lakhs, has revealed to police how the cybercrime happened, The Times of India reported. From applying for a job opportunity to unwittingly joining a Chinese cybercrime syndicate, Muruganandham, 30, who hails from Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, was caught for “digitally arresting” the professor, the report said. He told police the cybercrime ring targetted India and neighbouring countries while “employees” were divided according to their expertise to work on telecom and computer-related jobs, it said. Information from Delhi Police Delhi police DCP Surendra Chaudhary confirmed to the paper that Muruganandham was linked to a cybercrime syndicate in Cambodia.

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