2.6cr credit card fraud: Gang busted, 18 nabbed
“Credit Card fraud can hurt innocent people immensely. In this news, we will talk about a recent credit card fraud case.”
The Delhi Police’s Intelligence Fusion & Strategic Operations (IFSO) squad broke up a cybercrime gang over the course of 6 months, apprehending eighteen individuals suspected of being involved in a Rs 2.6-crore scam.
The inquiry also revealed the involvement of Gurgaon contact center workers who helped the suspected scammers by disclosing credit card consumers’ private information.
Police
| The operational hub was a call center in Kakrola, West Delhi, against which a formal complaint was filed.
To trick credit cardholders into disclosing private information, such as OTPs and CVVs, the defendants pretended to be bank representatives. High-value electronic gift cards were purchased using this data and subsequently used to purchase tickets for domestic flights.
Ankit Rathi, Waseem, and Vishal Bhardwaj were the scam’s masterminds, and Durgesh Dhakad and Vishesh Lahori (also known as Paji), insiders from a Gurgaon call center, disclosed private client information.
Although the fraud was spread over several states, it notably avoided focusing on SBI customers in Delhi, most likely as a preventative measure against early detection. |
Vineet Kumar, DCP, (IFSO)
| Data taken from call centers offering card protection policies was used to strategically target the victims. Fraudsters pretended to be SBI customer service representatives and used misleading terms like “customer value verification code” and “one-time permission” to win over victims’ trust and obtain private data. |
Unauthorized internet transactions were made using these details in real time. Callers, SIM card companies, insider data sources, money handlers, and masterminds were all included in the syndicate’s well-defined structure.
Investigators
| The phishing calls were purportedly carried out by the operations team, which included Rahul Vishwakarma, Pawan Bisht, Kailash Purohit (also known as Kabir), Himanshu Chugh (also known as Babu), and Ravin Saini.
Akhilesh Lakhotia and Harsh Chauhan, in the meantime, managed the conversion of stolen money into cash through the resale of gift cards and cryptocurrency (USDT). |
SIM cards were purportedly provided by Shivam Sehrawat. Police found 52 cell phones, multiple SIM cards, and compromising bank data during the crackdown. Additionally, investigations revealed serious security flaws at the call center.
Sensitive banking information was systematically exposed by a few individuals who have been there since 2019. Given its access to sensitive financial data from major institutions, this continuous breach raises severe questions about the company’s internal security procedures.
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