Technical News Office – Cyber fraud cases are increasing rapidly. Today we are going to tell you about a new type of cyber fraud racket. Recently, a new case of cyber fraud was revealed. The Uttarakhand Police, in collaboration with the Home Ministry, have busted an international cyber fraud racket. This is a gang that used to commit SIM card frauds and along with the fraudsters committed a fraud of up to Rs 1 crore.
These fraudsters cheated up to Rs 1 crore. The accused sold 20,000 SIM cards, these being sold to the accused not only in India but all over the world. It also included thugs from China, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam and Malaysia and this gang supplied them with Indian SIM cards. The police spoke about this gang and said that with its help a fraud was committed. Police said they recovered 1,816 SIM cards, 2 check books, 5 mobile phones and 2 biometric devices from the accused. These SIM cards were used in different ways. People were drawn to them. It was said that a government project was underway and they would have to show their ID. SIM cards were issued in their name after taking their ID. Then, these SIM cards were used for fraudulent purposes.
This caused huge losses to the population. Moreover, by fooling people, even their bank details were obtained. This was done to avoid all of this. This gang also used to visit people’s houses and promise them free ration. Identity proofs and biometric samples were also taken in the name of the ration card. People have been deceived through all of this.
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