FOUR CYBER FRAUDSTERS ARRESTED FOR CHEATING THE CITIZENS USING DATABASE OF POPULAR E-COMMERCE COMPANIES.

Hyderabad,January 03:The Cyber Crime Police, Cyberabad arrested four  members cheating gang for playing fraud on innocent citizens by using bulk SMS services, Toll free number services and by creating fake websites in the name of Prize/ Gifts by using the database of popular e-commerce / Tele marketing companies. The Accused belong to Sheikpura and Nawada district of Bihar and the other two accused from New Delhi are absconding.

Cyberabad police received a complaint from a victim stating that she made a purchase on snapdeal through mobile app and she received a message soon after that she won a  lottery and she is being gifted a car worth 7 lacs and she has to pay registration charges of Rs 6500/- in SBI .After the said deposit she was asked to contact a toll free No furnished by SMS. She subsequently deposited Rs.24,600/- towards RTO charges, Rs.18,500/- towards GST, Rs.31,000/- towards Insurance charges, Rs.74,400/- towards car check, Rs.50,000/- towards Transportation Charges, Rs.25,000/- towards driver charges to claim prize money of Rs.6,90,000/-,believing the message to be true.Thus she ended up  paying 2,30,000/- into different bank accounts furnished by the fraudster. At last she came to know that fraud was played on her by the fraudsters and sought police action.

Police investigations in the fraud brought to light that the Modus Operandi of the accused was to buy data base of

popular e-commerce companies like Snapdeal, Shopclues, Club factory, Flipkart, Amazon and online tele marketing companies like Naaptol, Homeshop-18 from known persons and in online and indulde in cheating by sending SMS and withdrawing amounts thus deposited by gullible customers of different bank accounts.

The accused Sandeep Kumar with the help of his friend Pankaj, opened a bank account at SBI, Munger Branch, Munger Dist, Bihar State in the name of Suraj Singh. and also  managed to secure two other bank accounts of Subodh Kumar and Prashanth. Police seized a Scorpio Vehicle,fake Pan cards/aadhar cards/voter cards and bank debit cards and also Fake ID cards in the name of Snapdeal Company

Police have cautioned the public not to fall prey to these fraudsters who send bulk SMS ,offering of Prize/Gifts/Lottery etc.