Khar Police has arrested a youth from Jogeshwari on charges of vishing or phone scam. The man was allegedly part of a gang where one of them impersonated a manager of a finance company and offered the complainant an international credit card, which helped him to disclose his bank details, which could be used 4.20 lakh was to be transferred from his account. Indian Express Cyber crime was reported online when FIR was registered.
Twenty-five-year-old accused Sagar Ghayal was arrested on January 11. The injured works as an executive with a cab service provider. After the money was transferred from the complainant’s account, the fraudsters used it to buy gift vouchers, which were further used to buy products online. The fraudsters bought gold worth Rs 3.80 lakh and electronic items with the remaining Rs 40,000.
Khar police station inspector Mahadev Nimbalkar said, “The arrested accused was deputed by the gang to collect gold, which he sold for cash.” Sub Inspector and Cyber Officer Netra Mulay said, “Cheaters use this method of buying gift vouchers and doing online shopping as it takes time for the police to trace them and they feel that the police will not follow them.”
The 49-year-old complainant, a resident of Khar, runs a business of ice cream and dairy. According to the FIR lodged on January 7, he received a text message on January 5, purportedly by a relationship manager at Citibank Diners Club, offering him an international credit card.
The message contained a phishing link on which the complainant was asked to fill in his personal details. As soon as the complainant clicked on the link and filled his personal and banking details, money was debited from his account.
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