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Pan-India online task fraud racket with Rs 200 crore deals busted
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Tuesday, 19 December 2023
Pimpri Chinchwad police arrest 14 people from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Bihar in an online task fraud racket. The suspects include a former bank manager and a village sarpanch. 17 online task fraud cases were detected across multiple cities. The frauds involved crooks' mule bank accounts in private banks. Bank accounts in different cities were frozen, and a total of 95 accounts were identified. The suspects used VPNs and proxy servers in Dubai, Hong Kong, and Singapore to contact victims. They would collect account details, cheque books, and internet banking details in exchange for money. The suspects would use these accounts to get victims to transfer money. Suspects arrested in India would buy cryptocurrencies to send abroad.
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Tuesday, 19 December 2023
