Arrests made in 133,123 cyber fraud cases: Scams linked to apartment rentals in New York

The cybercrime police station team has arrested five suspects in two cases of cyber fraud. The arrested individuals are identified as Sunny from Khurrampur village, Muradnagar, Ghaziabad, UP; Tarun Kumar Sanvat from Ram Chauk, Tikrapara, Raipur, Chhattisgarh; Atar Singh alias Krishna Kushwah from Gram Guliya Pura, Thana Datia Gora Ghat, MP; Saktar Ansari from Gram Pathargatiya, Palajori Devghar, Jharkhand; and Rahmat Ansari from Gram Pathar Gatiya, Palajori Devgadh, Jharkhand.
The police seized mobile phones and bank account kits from the possession of the accused. These individuals were involved in a scam where they duped a person of 133,123 rupees by posing as apartment agents in New York while residing in India.
A complaint was filed in Sector 20/D, Chandigarh, by Mansoor Ali, whose wife was planning to go to New York, USA, and required an apartment for a month. The accused created a fake website under the name of Jilo Property and received the amount through fraudulent means. Upon investigation, Sunny from Khurrampur, aged 26, was arrested, revealing his involvement in cryptocurrency trading on different platforms.
In a separate case, a woman from Chandigarh was swindled of 1.25 lakh rupees online. She found a customer care contact number for the Simple Pay app and dialed a number she found on Google. The person on the call asked her to download a remote desktop access app, through which unauthorized access was gained, and a total of 1.25 lakh rupees were withdrawn from her mobile phone and other accounts.
During the investigation, two more accused, Tarun Kumar Sanvat and Atar Singh alias Krishna Kushwah, were arrested in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. They confessed to being in contact with an American individual through WhatsApp and carrying out fraudulent transactions.
All accused have been remanded in police custody and further legal action is being taken. The public is urged to remain vigilant and report cyber fraud cases to the helpline numbers 1930 or 112. The authorities also warn against trusting offers on social media platforms, as many such scams are operated from countries like Nigeria, China, Dubai, and Pakistan. Additionally, individuals are advised not to deposit money for any service advertised on social media and refrain from using social media for obtaining services.