Nine people are arrested as Bengaluru police uncover a Rs 158-crore countrywide work-from-home fraud.
The work-from-home fraud was investigated by the Bengaluru city police after a complaint was lodged by a resident of Vidyaranyapura.
Amir Sohail and Inayat Khan from Bengaluru, Syed Abbas Ali , Nayaz , and Adil from Hyderabad , Mithun Manish Shah , Naina Raj, Satish, and Mihir Shashikanth Shah from Mumbai are among those who have been detained, according to Central Crime Branch (CCB) officers . They noted that there are still two suspects at large.
The Bengaluru city police claimed to have busted a conspiracy on Tuesday , reportedly defrauding individuals of Rs 158 crore by offering them work-from-home opportunities, in one of the biggest busts.
“The suspects played various roles within the operation, ranging from the establishment of mule accounts to their operation and engagement with potential targets,” stated B Dayananda, commissioner of Bengaluru city police. The brains driving this complex network, however, are yet unknown.
Of these, 265 were filed in different Karnataka districts, with 135 of them—across 14 police stations—coming from Bengaluru alone.
The suspects utilized fictitious phone numbers to contact potential victims via Telegram and WhatsApp under the pretense of offering simple profits from home. Once they had persuaded them to invest, they gave them basic assignments to do like installing applications or liking YouTube videos in exchange for money.
‘Following a complaint from a resident of Vidyaranyapura who lost Rs 18.5 lakh , the inquiry was started, and as a result, 30 bank accounts totaling Rs 62.8 lakh were frozen by CCB officers. Upon closer examination , it was discovered that these individuals were connected to an astounding 2,143 cybercrime instances that were registered via the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) in 28 different states.
The victims observed various phases of their digital wallets being credited, but when they tried to withdraw money, there were issues. The victims filed police reports after discovering these digital profiles were phony and learning they had been duped.
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