Delhi Police bust cyber scam network with Chinese links, 3 held from Jaipur
The Delhi Police busted a cyber scam network Wednesday with the arrests of three people following multiple raids in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The operation of the network involved the use of Telegram accounts, fake hotel reviews, and fraudsters transferring money to an unidentified Chinese national, said the police.
Mahender Singh Rajawat, 25; Ariph Khan, 25; and Laxmi Narayan Vaishy, 23, were arrested from Jaipur for allegedly cheating people by promising money for hotel reviews and then transferring the defrauded money to a Chinese national. The accused would convert the defrauded money to Tether (USDT), a cryptocurrency, within 20 minutes of receiving it and then transfer it into the crypto wallet of the accused Chinese, with whom they were in touch through the Telegram app, said the police.
According to the police, the case came to light when a man named K Kant filed a complaint stating that he had been defrauded of more than Rs 15 lakh by people who wanted him to write 'positive reviews' of hotels and restaurants.
Kant was allegedly approached on Telegram by an individual account for posting reviews online. 'Initially, the complainant received small payments for such tasks. However, he was soon deceived into transferring over Rs 15.8 lakh under various false pretences such as 'welfare tasks', 'account unfreezing', and 'credit score improvement', said Amit Goel, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South West).
The police then checked the complainant's WhatsApp and retrieved the bank account link sent to him by the fraudsters. The money trail led the police to Jaipur, where they had their first arrest.
'Accused Mahender Singh Rajawat was the first to be apprehended after a raid at DCM road in Jaipur. Interrogation revealed the identities and roles of co-accused Ariph Khan and Laxmi Narayan Vaishy,' DCP Goel said.
Ariph Khan and Laxmi Narayan were subsequently arrested from the main market and the Jagatpura areas of Jaipur, respectively, the police said.
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