The Delhi Police’s Cyber Crime Unit has arrested 65 persons for allegedly cheating hundreds of people under the pretense of paying their electricity bills. The accused were held from 22 cities and 100 bank accounts linked to them were ‘frozen’. Sources said they cheated people to the tune of over Rs 1 crore.
Police said the syndicate has different modules running from Jamtara in Jharkhand, parts of West Bengal, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and other cities. The Jamtara module, famous for cheating people through various techniques, has of late resorted to using the pretext of unpaid electricity bills. Delhi Police said over 1,000 complaints have been received across India.
Cyber Crime officials said many modules work in tandem – with scamsters posing as logistic providers, telecallers, bank officials, SIM card sellers and e-mitra persons. The Cyber Crime Unit is also writing to the Department of Telecommunications since it has noticed that the accused use duplicate SIM cards without the knowledge of companies concerned to steal personal details.
“Each module has been assigned a specific task by the Jamtara gang, which oversees the operations. First, people looking for SIM cards are scammed and their details are sent to the gang. Their personal details are used to create bank accounts to receive the cheated money. The gang then sends bulk messages to people, telling them about pending electricity bills,” said an officer. The message most people get reads: “Dear…
