UP house turns into fake Flipkart call centre, shoppers duped across 5 states
A house in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad was converted into a fake Flipkart call centre from where a cyber fraud gang targeted online shoppers across at
A house in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad was converted into a fake Flipkart call centre from where a cyber fraud gang targeted online shoppers across at least five states by posing as customer support executives. Six accused have been arrested, while a search is on for two others. The operation was unearthed during a police raid on the house in Shakti Khand area following inputs received through a cybercrime portal. Read Full Story Police arrested Raju Kumar, Aditya, Virat Chaudhary, Ashish, Pankaj Sharma and Khushi from the premises.
Two members of the gang, identified as Kajal and Siddharth, are on the run. Police recovered 10 mobile phones used in the fraud along with Rs 20,010 in cash. According to investigators, the gang has so far cheated Flipkart customers of around Rs 2.5 lakh, though officials suspect the total amount could be higher as more complaints are being examined. During questioning, the accused allegedly revealed that the racket's mastermind, Siddharth, supplied them with data of Flipkart customers from Bihar. Using the stolen customer details, the gang called shoppers claiming their online payments had failed or were still pending.
They were then persuaded to make fresh payments or share details under the pretext of payment verification, reimbursement or order confirmation, police said. The investigation has linked the gang to cyber fraud cases involving victims in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Telangana. Police said a case registered in Cyberabad, Telangana, has also been connected to the racket. Officials added that the IMEI numbers of the seized mobile phones match several cyber fraud complaints registered across different states. Investigators are now examining digital evidence to identify other members of the network, trace bank accounts used to receive the money and uncover additional fraudulent transactions.
ACP Indirapuram Surya Bali Maurya said the fake call centre was busted based on intelligence received through a cyber portal. He said the recovered digital devices are being analysed to establish links with other cybercrime cases, while efforts are underway to arrest the remaining accused. Ends
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