New Delhi: Delhi Police has busted an international gang of cyber fraudsters based in China and Dubai, and a mastermind in Georgia.
The gang cheated 11,000 people on the pretext of providing online jobs. Fake websites were being created in such a way that they appear like genuine Amazon websites and one can get deceived easily. The websites are generally developed from China. Police have arrested three people in separate raids conducted at Delhi, Gurugram and Fatehabad (Haryana) so far in this connection.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Outer North, Devesh Kumar Mahla, said the investigation done so far indicated that Chinese cyber criminals have developed a module to cheat people looking for online work from home jobs or part time jobs as Chinese loan fraud are now declining due to action by agencies and awareness among people.
He added, “A complaint was received by Delhi Police in which a woman stated that she was cheated of Rs 1.18 lakh by some unknown scammers in the garb of providing online part-time jobs in Amazon. In the complaint, the woman stated that it is a well drafted big scam being run by some unknown criminals posing as Amazon. After ascertaining the facts, the police registered a case of cheating.”
The DCP said, “During the examination of details received from the bank, it was found that a total of Rs 5.17 crore was credited in a single day. In further money trail, it was revealed that the whole amount was siphoned further through 7 different firms. That siphoning of money has been done to foreign accounts through crypto currency.”
The official said the technical investigation finally led them to the culprits, who disclosed about the other accused. The third accused was arrested after his account was found involved in siphoning the money through RazorPay to a fraudster sitting abroad. As per police, promotions are being done on social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, YouTube with posts of handsome earnings to lure aspirants/job seekers and they get millions of paid likes and ratings and reviews through digital marketing so that victims fell prey to this fraud.
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