Cyber Scammers Leading Money Mules to Earn through Cybercrimes got Arrested

The police team chased and caught one of them trying to scale a wall. The other three fled. The captured man, later identified as Thakur, on interrogation said he was a cyber scammer and was chatting up potential money mules.

“Thakur changed locations and has lived in hotels at Mira Road, Kurla, and Versova,” a police officer said. “He claims John gave him many SIM cards with instructions that were to be used not more than twice.”

A routine patrolling round at Versova led the police to a cyber scammer from Madhya Pradesh who was allegedly recruiting money mules to use their bank accounts for money acquired through cybercrime. The accused, Omprakash Singh Thakur (21), is a grocer from Madhya Pradesh, the police said.

“Thakur changed locations and has lived in hotels at Mira Road, Kurla, and Versova,” a police officer said. “He claims John gave him many SIM cards with instructions that were to be used not more than twice.”

The captured man, later identified as Thakur, on interrogation said he was a cyber scammer and was chatting up potential money mules, the police claimed.

b)    The males began to flee as soon as they saw the police car.

c)    One of them was captured by the police team as they attempted to climb up a wall.

d)    The other three ran away.

●     He informed Thakur that to get money from cyber frauds, he needed bank accounts.

●     Thakur was requested to make a Telegram account under a female’s name.

●     Thakur was then informed that he would receive a message on this Telegram account with SIM cards and bank information.

●     It was Thakur’s responsibility to screen these people, confirm that the bank information was accurate, and provide John with the information.

●     Under fake identities, he was to make hotel reservations for these account holders.

●     Thakur followed the directions.

●     John would have the fraudulent funds taken out of these people’s bank accounts as soon as they were received.

●     After police investigations, banks usually freeze the accounts within a few days.

●     Thakur was supposed to let the account owners depart the hotel and return home after the accounts were locked.

●     Thakur himself eventually became involved in cyber scamming.

●     A 10% commission for the swindle was promised to him, and the money mule would receive an additional 10%.

●     12 debit cards, 11 SIM cards, 3 Aadhaar cards, 3 Pan cards, 4 phones, a checkbook, a driver’s license, and a 2-wheeler RC book have all been confiscated by police.