New Delhi : Central District : Police Station Darya Ganj has busted a gang of cheats/online fraudsters that cheat innocent people by calling them pretending to be bank executives and taking details of their bank accounts/credit cards and OTPs. They disclosed that they have cheated more than one thousand innocent persons in the last about 2 years. His name are Pawan Singh (27), Uttam Nagar. Mohd Jahid (22) Nazafgarh, Delhi. Kamal Goyal (23) Vishnu Garden, Delhi. Banti Kumar (23) Ms. Radha (25) Uttam Naga, Delhi
On 18 August 20 the complaint of Dr. Vipin Bhatnagar a case was registered at Police Station Darya Ganj vide FIR No. 157/20 U/s 420 IPC. The complainant stated in his complaint that he received messages about transactions from his credit card to mobikwik for Rs. 1500 and Rs 3599 though he had not used his credit card for the same. He immediately blocked his credit card. After that he received two more messages for failed transactions of Rs 31,000 to mobikwik and Rs 61,000 to Paytm on his mobile.
Sensing the involvement of an organized gang behind this incident and gravity of the case, a team led by Inspr. Rakesh Kumar Sharma, SHO/Darya Ganj, SI Sonal Raj, SI Ravinder Kumar, SI Sumit, PSI Vineet Poonia, HC Vinod Kumar, HC Rajender No.480/C, Ct Sanjeev No-2048/C, Deepak Giri No-1987/C and Ct Inderjeet No-678/C was constituted under the supervision of Sh. Veer Singh, ACP/Darya Ganj.
During the investigation, the complainant further told that he received 2-3 calls on his mobile numbers from bank executives of State Bank of India. The callers told him that they were bank executives. One of them told him his credit card details. Believing that she was a bank executive he continued the conversations. The caller told him that he would get Rs 5000 as cash back but he had to provide his IVR
and OTP. He provided the same to the caller. After this he started receiving messages of transactions of amount from his credit card to Mobikwik and Paytm. Suspecting something wrong, he immediately blocked his credit card. Till then two transactions of Rs. 1,500 and Rs. 3599 from his credit card to mobikwik were successful but two transactions of Rs. 31,000 from his credit card to mobikwik and Rs 61,000 from his credit card to Paytm were declined. Then he lodged the complaint to Police Station Darya Ganj.
During investigation, on the basis of technical analysis of CDRs and mobikwik bank records, HC Vinod Kumar of Police Station Darya Ganj got some clue about the gang involved in the case. After that team members kept surveillance and conducted several raids. Till date 5 accused as mentioned above have been arrested in the case.
INTERROGATION AND MODUS OPERANDI
The modus operandi used by the gang is that they obtain data of credit cards of banks especially of State Bank of India and Axis Bank, SIM numbers that were issued on fake IDs and mobile wallets that also got issued by using SIMs obtained on fake IDs. Two persons used to call persons, whose name, credit card details, mobile numbers exist in the data procured by them pretending bank executives. They lured customers stating that they got some cash back/their insurance amount would be refunded, etc. and took IVR and OTPs from them. After getting the same they transfer the amount from that credit card to mobile wallet like mobikwik or paytm. From mobile wallets they transfer the amount to different bank accounts. They give commission to some of these bank account holders (in whose bank accounts amount was transferred from mobile wallets). Sometimes they also misguided some bank account holders by stating that they were in need of a bank account to which their family members transfer the amount. The bank account holders mostly withdrew money from the accounts and handed over to these gang members. Then cheated money was distributed among them on percentage basis.
Pawan is the mastermind and kingpin of the gang/syndicate. He obtained data of credit cards issued by banks especially by State Bank of India and Axis Bank. He also arrange SIM cards and mobile wallets that got issued on providing fake IDs. Mostly, Radha and Bunti perform role of tele-callers and used to call persons using data of credit cards provided by Pawan. Kamal and Md. Jahid usually provide bank accounts to which cash from credit cards was transferred. They have confessed to have cheated more than one thousand persons during the last 2 years.
RECOVERY
• Ten mobile phones recovered from the possession of accused persons.
• One SUV 500 car from the possession of accused Pawan who told that this car was purchased from the cheated amount.
• Transaction data (exists in recovered mobiles).
• Bank Data (exists in recovered mobiles).
PROFILE
Pawan Singh is a dropout of B.Tech. 2nd semester. He is divorcee and has a child. After dropping out he did a job in a call centre in Gurugram Haryana. He came in contact of a person who was an online fraudster. He worked with them and there he learned techniques of making fake calls and duping gullible customers. After some months Pawan Singh started independent work of cheating separately in the area of Uttam Nagar Delhi. Pawan Singh also fond of going to clubs, five star hotels. He used to live lavish lifestyle with the money he earned by duping gullible persons.
2. Md. Jahid is also a 9th dropout. After dropping from school he started working as a party organizer in Radisson Blue Hotel. In the year 2019, he came in contact with Pawan Singh (where Pawan used to visit to attend parties, etc.) and started working with him. He used to arrange bank accounts where Pawan transfer money from mobile wallets. He sometimes give commission to the bank account holders and sometimes he misguided them that he need bank account where his parents would transfer money for him. He provided number of such bank accounts to Pawan and other gang members.
3. Kamal @ Chottu has completed 10th standard. He worked as ward boy in Kukreja Hospital for few years. After that In the year 2019 he came in contact with Pawan Singh. He also provided accounts to the mastermind. He charged hefty commission for the same.
4. Radha also passed 12th. She worked in different call centre. Two years ago she came in contact with Pawan and agreed to work for Pawan in lieu of commission on cheated money. She used to call gullible customers pretending bank executives and took bank details and OTP from them.
5. Bunty was also worked with Pawan as tele-caller i.e. he also used to call customers by pretending bank executives.
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