Hyderabad cybercrime police nab Chennai woman for fraudulent transactions
HYDERABAD: Hyderabad Cybercrime police arrested a 31-year-old woman from Chennai on Thursday for providing bank accounts to cyber fraudsters on a commission basis to cheat innocent people.
The investigation began after a complaint from a resident of Asif Nagar, Hyderabad, who reported receiving messages from cyber fraudsters via WhatsApp and Telegram. They deceived him with a part-time job offer to work from home, which required liking and subscribing to YouTube videos. The fraudsters pressured him into investing Rs. 5,84,000 and cheated.
The cybercrime police, Hyderabad, registered a case under Cr. No. 2442/2023, U/s 66(C),(D) IT Act & Sec 419,420 IPC and conducted an investigation.
The woman colluded with cyber fraudsters, luring innocent people with part-time job offers to like and subscribe to YouTube videos from home, ultimately leading them to invest money. To execute these cyber frauds, she provided bank accounts to the cyber fraudsters, opening one in her name and passed it to another individual on Telegram and received a 10 percent commission for facilitating fraudulent transactions. Similarly, she committed fraud of about Rs. 10 lakh in a single account for which another case was registered against her in another State. The police seized a mobile phone and one debit card from her possession
The team, led by Inspector of Police S. Naresh, operated under the supervision of A.V. Ranganath, Joint Commissioner of Police, Crimes & SIT, Hyderabad.
The cybercrime police cautioned the public against believing individuals impersonating the customs department or police officers, claiming that parcels were held due to containing objectionable or illegal material, and requesting payment for clearance.
