INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
MUMBAI: An MBA grad and an engineer are among five arrested by the Mumbai cyber police for duping an affluent individual of Rs 9.8 lakh on
the pretext of helping him get a premium credit card service and a lifetime membership of a club in city
Police suspect the accused are involved in at least 32 offences in Mumbai Metropolitan Region
The gang targeted wealthy individuals and are suspected to have used 1,600 Sim cards, including foreign Sim cards, for frauds.DCP (Cyber)
Balsingh Rajput said the gang would put together a list of high net worth individuals who recently purchased a luxury car
One of them would then contact the target and explain that along with the car, he/she had a once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity to obtain a
premium credit card that also came with a lifetime membership of a club
Once the target showed his willingness, copies of his documents would be taken over WhatsApp
Another gang member would approach the target with an Android phone and explain that certain formalities can only be carried out on iPhones
The target would then be asked to insert his Sim card into the Android phone and fill up forms with bank details.Certain pre-loaded apps on
the Android phone would give remote access to the other accused who would use the victim's bank details and OTP to make online purchases of
gold and electronic gadgets
The products are later sold off
Three accused - MCA grad Nandkumar Chandrashekhar, 42, hotel management grad John Raj, 35, and MBA grad Pavathrani Parthsarthy, 33, - were
held from Chennai airport with Rs 3.8 lakh in cash and 122 Singaporean dollars
The mastermind, mechanical engineer Ayyapan Murugesan, 35, was nabbed from Delhi airport
An agent, Premsagar Ramswaroop, 23, who provided Sim cards, was nabbed from Haryana
A key accused, IIT dropout Ashish Ravindranathan, is wanted in the case
