A five-member gang, accused of cheating people under the pretext of increasing their credit card limit, was busted by the Delhi Police. A total of 31 fake sim cards and 19 phones used to scam their victims were also recovered.
Police also recovered a packet with 25 sealed mobile phones, four seal-packed cameras and four smart watches. The gang had purchased all of these with the money they had scammed from their victims. The accused had reportedly earned lakhs by conning their victims.
The gang used to call people under the pretext of increasing credit card limits by impersonating bank officials. Approximately 25 complaints were filed on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) portal link.
On May 25, 2022, Ibrahim Ali filed a complaint with the NCRP portal alleging that he had received a telephonic call from a person who informed the complainant that he was calling from SBI Bank.
ACCUSED IMPERSONATED BANK OFFICIALS
He asked the complainant his credit card number and assured him that his credit card limit would be increased from Rs 1.25 lakhs to 5 lakhs.
Since the complainant did not suspect any foul play, he shared his credit card number with the caller. Meanwhile, the complainant received an OTP on his mobile phone. The cheat told the complainant that his credit card’s limit had been increased successfully.
The OTP number was to be filled in order to complete the process. As soon as the complainant told the OTP to the cheat, a fraud transaction of Rs 89,120 was made…
