Five accused have been arrested for forging the Govt IDs of 95 celebrities and eminent citizens to dupe banks of over Rs 90 lakh, said Delhi Police on Friday.
A young lady in Delhi was duped 6 Lakh rupees by fraudsters who were posing as Mumbai Police officers. They said that a fake parcel was being in her name from FedEx Mumbai office. Lady transferred the 6lakh amount due to fear of accounts being blocked. Police has registered the FIR.
The ARSC team of the Crime Branch conducted the raid at a high-end society in Mumbai and arrested the accused, Sona Bansal, from there. Her husband, Atul Bansal, was however not found there and his whereabouts are being ascertained, officials said.
Business e-mail compromise (BEC), also known as e-mail account compromise, is the method that fraudsters used to carry out the financial scam. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), BEC is "one of the most financially destructive online crimes."
While talking to ANI, the Karnataka Home Minister said, "The state government has directed the CID to investigate the complaints against Santro Ravi, who is said to be a fraudster."
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Devesh Kumar Mahala, it has been confirmed that Aggarwal messaged several police officers to solicit favours in the name of a Delhi High Court Judge.
Mumbai Police on Tuesday apprehended a gang of fraudsters accused of duping traders, by impersonating as food safety officers, police sources informed.
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): A team from Cyber South District Police Station on Saturday apprehended a gang of fraudsters accused of duping a person for Rs 50 lakhs, by impersonating themselves as belonging to Togo Country.
New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI): Cyber Police Station of the North-East District of Delhi busted a syndicate of fraudsters and arrested four persons for allegedly duping a man for money.