Cyberabad Police arrest six for cyber fraud worth ₹77.75 lakh involving vishing and SIM manipulation
The Cyberabad police have arrested six individuals involved in a cyber fraud scheme that defrauded victims of approximately ₹77.75 lakh. The accused operated by impersonating Citibank officials and manipulating SIM cards to divert OTPs and banking alerts. Authorities recovered significant cash and electronic devices during the arrests and are continuing their investigation.
- ▪Six individuals were arrested for a cyber fraud scheme involving vishing and SIM manipulation.
- ▪The fraudsters posed as Citibank officials to deceive victims into converting e-SIMs to physical SIMs.
- ▪Police recovered ₹15 lakh in cash and various electronic devices from the accused during the investigation.
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Six persons were arrested by the cyber crimes wing of the Cyberabad police for running an organised interstate cyber fraud racket that siphoned off nearly ₹77.75 lakh through vishing (voice phishing) calls, SIM manipulation and OTP diversion frauds.The accused, identified as Selim Mondal, Abdul Alim SK alias Mittu, Saiyad Hasim Reza alias Tippu, Mijanur Rahaman Shaik , Bansidhar and Mehebub Alam Ansari, were apprehended from West Bengal on transit warrants and later remanded to judicial custody.Investigation revealed that the accused posed as officials from the Citibank Prestige Credit Card division and contacted victims under the guise of Department of Telecommunications verification procedures.
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