Cyber Fraud run by 2 “12th Class Dropouts” Caught, faking bank sites and apps
Cyber Fraud run by 2 “12th Class Dropouts” Caught, faking bank sites and apps
Together with the Cyber Crime Cell, the Lucknow Commissionerate Police discovered an interstate scheme in which two class 11 dropouts used phony bank portal websites and applications to swindle credit card holders out of lakhs of dollars.
On August 6, the accused, Rahul Lakheda, 28, and Vikas Kumar, 28, who both lived in the Badarpur neighborhood of Delhi, were taken into custody from a rental home in Om Nagar, the capital.
Vasanth Kumar, Additional DCP, South Zone
| The duo commissioned bogus websites and Android Package Kits (APKs) that closely resembled those of actual banks and credit card companies.
“The accused would cold call people at random while posing as customer service representatives from reputable banks. Profitable services like immediate credit card limit increases, free or bonus insurance activation, urgent account verification, or help with card closure would be offered during these calls,” said Kumar. |
Process of Cyber Fraud
- After being persuaded, the victim received a link, usually in the form of APK files, through WhatsApp or SMS.
- These applications imitate the look and feel of authentic financial websites.
- The victims were told to download the app and input their credit card information.
- The scammers were able to access the victim’s card after they entered the details.
- They would start buying things online right away, usually electronics or cell phones.
- They would deceive the victim into divulging the One Time Password (OTP) that the bank had supplied them in order to finish the transactions, typically using the excuse of “final verification.”
- The gang was able to access the places where the purchased phones were delivered.
- After being received, the gadgets were sold in Delhi’s black marketplaces for marginally lower prices, but they came with invoices, which made it more difficult to track them down.
- This made it easy for the gang to turn digital money that had been stolen into cash.
- This scam was replicated by the gang in different cities.
How did the arrest happen?
| 1. On June 24, Jitendra Kumar, a resident of the Sarojininagar neighborhood of Lucknow, filed a complaint that sparked the bust.
2. He said that he was duped by an unidentified caller who claimed to be terminating his credit card to obtain his PAN card information and OTP. 3. His card was used to make transactions on Flipkart, resulting in the theft of Rs 1,60,432 in total. 4. The cyber cell used digital footprints, call detail analysis, and technical monitoring to track down the culprit in Delhi after filing a formal complaint. 5. Police confiscated one laptop, two routers, a printer, twenty-five cell phones of different brands, twenty-four active SIM cards from various carriers, and Rs 41,250 in cash. |
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