Vadodara: Cybercrime sleuths have busted a new racket, in which fraudsters are ‘exporting’ SIM cards activated in India to other countries. These cards are used to withdraw money from people’s bank accounts in India. ACP (Cybercrime) Hardik Makadia said, “It is a well-organised racket which ensures that the kingpin is never traced, we unearthed it when we nabbed a suspect in a cyber fraud case a few days ago.” Investigation revealed that the local suspects were procuring SIM cards in bulk using either ID proofs or fake identity cards of their acquaintances.

2,000 to 2, 627 sold in Dubai for Rs. Has Indian Sim

The people involved in the racket take these cards to Dubai. each sim card 2, Sold anywhere between Rs.2,627 Rs. “A middleman buys these SIM cards in Dubai and supplies them to fraudsters. We have come to know that some Chinese gangs buy these SIM cards to carry out online frauds,” said Makadia. )Chinese cyber fraud gangs use Indian SIMs

Once these SIM cards reach the Chinese gangs in Dubai, they open separate accounts on Telegram and start messaging people. Victims are offered various schemes and are promised lucrative returns on their investment. “SIM cards obtained from India are also used to open bank accounts which are used to transfer money withdrawn from victims’ bank accounts. If we are able to trace the scam and trace the bank accounts If so, the inquiry as to the account is closed.” Has been opened using forged documents and the linked SIM card is in the name of an unknown person. ,Vadodar Cyber ​​Police nabbed one

Vadodara Cybercrime has arrested a person who recently molested a Pakistani woman in Dubai SIM card was supplied. The woman sold the cards to Chinese gangs who opened Telegram accounts using the SIM cards. Police said, “Even if we trace the gangs, it is difficult to trace their whereabouts and take up the matter officially with Interpol.”

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Wed, Apr 19, 2023, 5: 12 PM IST