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New Indian Express
7 days ago
- New Indian Express
Techie dupes cybercrime victims via fake legal aid firm in Bengaluru
BENGALURU: A 37-year-old software engineer has been arrested by the CCB for creating a fake legal aid service and cheating cybercrime victims. The accused Thufail Ahmed is a resident of Kothanur and a native of Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu. According to the police, a victim from Ramamurthy Nagar had lost Rs 1.5 crore in a cyber fraud in February. While searching online for legal aid services, the victim was contacted by Ahmed, who posed as a representative of 'Quickmoto Legal Service' and collected Rs 12.5 lakh from the victim promising to recover the lost money through legal means, but duped her. Police found that the company had no physical office. However, another fake firm operated by the accused under the name 'India Legal Service' was traced in Kasturi Nagar and Ahmed was arrested. The police said the accused had set up a call centre in Kasturi Nagar, employing 12 people as tele-callers to identify and target cybercrime victims seeking legal help. They contacted victims through VoIP to avoid detection. Ahmed's brother, who works in Dubai, allegedly assisted him in setting up fake companies. Police found the firm was involved in illegal transactions amounting to crores of rupees. So far, 29 cases have been registered against the accused across the country.
Time of India
7 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Double scam: Fake law firm defrauds Bengaluru bizman trying to recover Rs 1.5 crore lost to cybercrooks; 1 held
BENGALURU: A city businessman looking to install solar plants recently fell prey to cybercriminals, not once but twice. Believing the claims of an online group, he initially transferred Rs 1.5 crore and then, in his desperate bid to recover it, lost an additional Rs 12.5 lakh to another gang of scamsters. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now In Feb, he had transferred Rs 1.5 crore in different instalments to an online group after he came across their offer of installing solar plants. He tried to get legal aid after realising he was conned. After searching online, he found a firm, Quickmoto Legal Service, and the representatives promised help to get back his lost money. For this, they made him shell out Rs 12.5 lakh. It was only later he discovered that he was taken for a ride again. Following a complaint, police swung into action and Sunday, arrested the prime accused who was involved in setting up a fake legal assistance office at Kasturinagar, east Bengaluru. Tufail Ahmed alias Chota Ahmed Mubarak, 27, a resident of Kothanur in Tamil Nadu, has an engineering degree in electronics and communication. Tufail's elder brother, who is based in Dubai, is the kingpin of the racket. "We found that Quickmoto Legal Service had no office in the city. The accused was running a call centre, under the name India Legal Service, in a house in Kasturinagar. Several tele-callers were employed at Kasturinagar, using a communication platform called Zoiper-5 to contact victims via VoIP calls. Tufail's elder brother conspired with others to establish multiple fake companies under different names to facilitate online scams," an officer said. The tele-callers assured victims of recovering their lost money and collected payments by online mode, thereby cheating unsuspecting victims, the officer said, adding, "Soon, we'll arrest some tele-callers, as there're also aware of the scam." Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Police commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh said the businessman had filed a complaint in the cybercrime portal. Central Crime Branch sleuths, led by joint commissioner of police (crime) Ajay Hilori and deputy commissioner of police Raja Imam Kasim led the investigation.
