Chennai: Cyber Crime police have arrested youths from other states who cheated two people in Chennai out of Rs. 30 lakh by claiming they could get them premium credit cards and by luring them with promises of profits in online trading.
A person who contacted Keerthivasan (34), a resident of Nungambakkam, Chennai, by phone on April 23 said that he could arrange a premium credit card from a reputed bank with various benefits based on credit score.
He also sent a link via WhatsApp and said that if he entered details including his bank account information, he would soon get a premium credit card. Keerthivasan also entered his bank and personal details in it.
The next day, the person who sent a new mobile phone asked him to insert his SIM card into it for the second stage of verification.
Accordingly, shortly after Keerthivasan inserted the SIM card into that mobile phone, it was found that a total of Rs. 17.60 lakh had been siphoned off from his bank account—Rs. 10 lakh and another Rs. 7.60 lakh through a credit card.
Regarding this, Keerthivasan filed a complaint on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal and with the East Zone Cyber Crime Police of the Chennai Metropolitan Police.
Based on this, a special team led by the East Zone Cyber Crime Inspector investigated by examining bank account details and mobile phone numbers.
During the investigation, it was found that the person involved in the fraud was hiding in West Bengal. Following this, the special team rushed to West Bengal and, with the help of the local police, carried out intensive surveillance and arrested Abul Hossain Sheikh (26), a resident of the Nawda area in Murshidabad district, on the 6th.
Fraud by posing as a Japanese company
Jeganathan Balaji (54) is a resident of Thiruvallikeni. On May 28, he was searching online for business opportunities related to charging stations for electric vehicles.
At that time, he contacted a mobile number listed on the website of a business company. The people on the other end introduced themselves as being from a Japanese company.
They lured him with promises that if he joined a particular website and started trading, he could earn huge profits. They also said they would provide online training before he got involved in trading.
Believing them, Jaganathan Balaji sent a total of Rs. 13 lakh in 4 installments last August to the bank account they provided.
The mysterious individuals, who initially built trust by giving small amounts as profit, suddenly cut off contact with him. They also disabled the website used for trading.
Following the complaint, the East Zone Cyber Crime police of the Chennai Police Department conducted an investigation. They thoroughly examined the bank account details and mobile phone numbers used in the fraud.
It was found that the person involved in the fraud was hiding in Rajasthan. A special team that rushed there, with the assistance of the local Rampachwara police, kept him under surveillance and arrested Rajendra Kumar Meena (35), a resident of Hemliwala area in Dausa district, on the 4th.
Two mobile phones, including an iPhone, were seized from him. The police brought both of them to Chennai, produced them before the court, and lodged them in Puzhal prison.
