From Pune’s Bank Fraud To Gurugram’s Fake Call Centre Expose: Cybercrime News Roundup Feb 3

Gurugram: Haryana chief minister’s flying squad busted a fake call centre in Gurugram on Wednesday.

The call centre was located in office 406 on the 4th level of Tower 1 of DLF Corporate Greens, Sector 74A.

According to the police, it was largely used to defraud US citizens using gift cards and pop-ups, charging $500 to $2,000 from the victims.

A laptop, a hard disc, five mobile phones, and four pages of scripts used by call centre staff to deceive US citizens were retrieved from their hands.

Following a tip-off, a team from the CM flying squad led by DSP Inderjeet Yadav stormed the contact centre.

Under the guise of offering gift certificates and pop-ups, the call centre defrauded many US consumers. The teenagers were employed at call centres that did not have a licence authorised by the Department of Telecommunications (DOT).

During questioning, the accused admitted that they enticed consumers with tempting online gift certificates and used to charge between $500 and $2,000 per client as a service fee.

PUNE: A 42-year-old woman was allegedly cheated out of Rs 8.7 lakh by a cyber fraudster acting as a bank customer service worker.

On Wednesday, the victim, a human resources professional based in Pimple Saudagar, filed a complaint with the Sangvi police station, and an FIR was filed.

On Tuesday afternoon, the complainant received a call from a woman impersonating as an ICICI bank customer service representative. The woman allegedly informed the complainant that her ICICI bank credit card had been subjected to annual fees by the bank.

She allegedly requested that the complainant disclose certain details in order to lock the credit card and eliminate the annual payments.

Following the complainant’s disclosure of the information, Rs 4.52 lakh was reportedly transferred from her credit card account in five online transactions without her authorization. In addition, Rs 4.15 lakhs were deducted from her savings account.

The anonymous fraudster has been charged with violating sections 420 of the IPC and parts of the Information Technology Act.

WARANGAL: Nearly 40 people, mostly youngsters, were reportedly duped in lakhs of rupees in a first-of-its-kind cyber fraud in the guise of cryptocurrency investment in the Narsampet area of the district lately.

On Wednesday, a victim called Kathi Raju of Laknepally approached the police and stated that he had ‘spent’ Rs 1.70 lakh after being ‘lured’ by one Pallati Naveen of Pamunoor village in Jangaon district who promised him Rs 13,500 every week for several years.

“However, the victim was only paid for three months. Later, he attempted to contact the individual in order to obtain the money, but in vain. Many people had fallen victim to this online fraud because the accused, Naveen’s parents-in-law, are from Laknepally village, which is next to Narsampet town on the Warangal-Narsampet route. We can’t claim it’s a clear case of cryptocurrency investment. It’s a pyramid scheme in which the investor receives a commission if individuals below him join new members,” stated a senior police officer.

According to reports, Narsampet police received a complaint from the victim and lodged the case before turning it over to the Warangal Police Commissionerate in Hanamkonda’s cybercrime department.

According to preliminary estimates, there are approximately 40 victims in this instance. According to sources, approximately 400 people paid money online in the name of bitcoin investments. On Wednesday evening, the victims made their way to the police station. Meanwhile, the authorities have been unable to explain how internet fraudsters cheat. On the other hand, one such incidence of internet fraud has also come to light under the authority of the Mamnoor ACP circle. Both incidents are being investigated, and the number of victims may increase in these situations, according to police sources.

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