New Delhi, Nov 29, : , A gang of inter-state cyber cheaters involved with clickjacking, sim blocking and other illegal activities was busted by Delhi Police, an official said Monday. They used to scam people by issuing duplicate SIM cards of victims’ mobile numbers and then, using internet banking, they transferred money from the victim’s bank account to their own accounts.
They were primarily interested in people with current or business bank accounts.
Clickjacking is a technique that tricks users into clicking on a webpage element that is invisible or disguised to be another element.
Users may be tempted to download malware, visit malicious websites, give credentials or sensitive information, transfer funds, purchase products online, etc.
The accused were identified as Kasif Akhtar, a Delhi resident, Gaurav Kumar from Patna and Musa Gous Sheikh, both from Mumbai, and Md Ali from Thane.
According to police, a man filed a complaint on October 24th about a cyber-fraud.
The complainant claimed that he received a message from his mobile number regarding a request to change his mobile phone number.
The complainant had just issued a new SIM and he accepted the message as normal and continued with the directions.Later that day, he discovered that his SIM had been blocked.
The next day, he noticed that his mail contained a request for a net banking password.He approached the bank concerned.
He was shocked to learn that Rs 10 lakh had been transferred from his account in three transactions to two accounts in Bihar and West Bengal.Customer service informed him that his SIM had been issued to an unidentified person at a Laxmi Nagar, Delhi call center.
Based on the complaint, police registered a case under Section 420 Indian Penal Code.A probe was launched.
During the investigation it was discovered that the cheated amount had been withdrawn from ATMs.The police team also obtained information from banks and call service providers, which included a photo of Harish Chandra, a Voter ID for the complainant, and other details.
After technical investigation and checking CCTV footage, Kasif Akhtar, who was later captured from Zakir Nagar, was identified.
Akhtar revealed that he went to JIO Centre after following instructions from Gaurav Kumar.Gaurav Kumar was later detained from Patna.
“Kumar revealed that he was working under Musa Gous Sheikh’s instructions and obtained Rs 20,000 to obtain the SIM card of the complainant.
He also revealed that Musa works for Md.Ali.According to the police, both Ali and Musa received an internet banking password and user ID from Sunny, an African national.”
All four of the accused were taken into custody from their respective locations.
“Further efforts continue to arrest the other charged and to check the money flow,” Sagar Kalsi (Deputy Commissioner of Police, North District) said.
Three laptops, four phones, two fake IDs, and one Scooty that was used as an escape vehicle were recovered by the cops.
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