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New Delhi, June 19
The Mohali police busted a call centre fraud where people were allegedly cheated out of nearly Rs 50 crores in cryptocurrency schemes. Eight people were held including women.
The police stated that the illegal call centre operating from a flat at Eden Court Society in Sector 91 for the past six months.
DSP Rupinder Kaur Sohi, in charge of the Cyber Crime and Forensic Wing, stated that the gang used a new method of fraud wherein they sent mass messages to people from across the country, claiming that money was being deducted from their accounts in suspicious cryptocurrency activity.
The victims were then provided with a contact number to “resolve” the issue. Once contact was made, the fraudsters impersonated officials and used fear tactics similar to “digital arrest” scams, claiming that illegal cryptocurrency transactions had occurred from the victim’s account. The victims were then tricked into transferring money under the pretext of securing their accounts.
The police seized 12 laptops, 14 mobile phones, and one Scorpio SUV from the arrested accused, who belong to Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, J&K and Himachal Pradesh.
The police are now hunting for the absconding kingpin of the gang.
