Rs. More than Rs 1,000 crore cyber fraud

New Delhi, Dt

Some international scammers have robbed millions of Indians by tempting them to double the rupee in just 30 to 5 days through a fake Chinese app. In the lure of making more money in less time, people invested between Rs 500 crore and crores of rupees through this app. Police said the whole scam is the same, but its modules are different. Behind the fraud are Chinese nationals, sitting in their own country and running a full network. He cheated people by setting up fake companies with locals in India. Investigations are underway in Uttarakhand and Delhi in this regard.

The Uttarakhand STF's cyber fraud probe has found that millions of people have been defrauded of Rs 20 crore by offering more money in less time. The Special Task Force (STF) of Uttarakhand, which is investigating international cyber fraud, believes that the amount of fraud is Rs. It may be more than Rs 1,000 crore.

Intelligence agencies are also being called in to help the gang, which has links to several other countries, including China and Thailand. STF SSP Ajay Singh said that a total of Rs 20 crore has been uncovered in the investigation so far. People in other states, including Delhi and Karnataka, are also suspected of cheating through the app. Bengaluru police said the six accused they have nabbed in such cases are directors of different companies. Some of the directors are said to have been involved in fraud from Uttarakhand residents.

So far three cases have been registered in the investigation of 6 complaints received. Uttarakhand STF has exposed an international gang involved in cyber fraud worth crores of rupees through a mobile app for doubling money in 15 days. Pawan Kumar Pandey, a member of the Uttarakhand STF gang, was arrested from Noida in Uttar Pradesh.

Delhi Police, on the other hand, raided several places in Delhi-NCR and West Bengal in a similar scam and arrested 11 people. Chinese nationals have formed a nationwide fraud syndicate with more than five lakh Indians in two months for Rs. More than Rs 150 crore has been defrauded. Cyber ​​cell DCP Anyesh Rai said police have identified the link, transfer gateway, UPI ID, transaction ID and bank account used in the scam.

People were tempted to double their money in 20 to 5 days through their two mobile apps. Sheikh Robin, a resident of Uluberia, Bengal, was running 30 accounts associated with the mobile app at the time of his arrest. Six bank accounts and 30 mobile phones were seized from him. It has been learned from him about some directors of fake companies.

Chinese citizens contacted Robin and others via encrypted mobile apps such as Telegram, DingTalk and WeChat. He said the cyber cell had seized Rs 11 crore in a bank account through a gateway even before the arrest of 11 accused, including a Tibetan woman, and demanded Rs. 3 lakh have been recovered.

DCP Anyesh Rai said that Gurugram CA Avik Kedia had created 110 fake companies at the behest of app makers based in China. Through online multi-level marketing companies, Indians were convinced to save money and get double returns in less time. Investors initially returned the rupee to investors in 3 to 4 days through the Quick Money Anyang app. So investor confidence grew and they continued to invest more.