Beware of fake offers from BigBasket, DMart and Blinkit, your cash will be lost, accused arrested
Delhi Police has achieved great success. The IFSO unit of Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested a similar fraudster who had duped thousands of people across the country by creating fake websites of e-commerce companies and sending links on WhatsApp to people for making purchases. When people used their credit or debit cards to shop from these fake websites, the accused accessed their passwords and emptied their bank accounts.
Fraud on BigBasket, DMart and Blinkit app
According to the information, the arrested accused Shamim Akhtar is a resident of Wave City, Ghaziabad. He is the leader of an inter-state fraud racket. The accused used to cheat innocent people by sending links on their WhatsApp in the name of shopping on BigBasket, DMart and Blinkit. After this they would access the victim’s phone and steal the OTP.
The victim complained to the special cell
According to information, IFSO Special Cell had received a complaint in which the victim said that he was surfing on Facebook where he saw an advertisement about attractive offers available on BigBasket and hence he clicked on the Shop Now tab and followed the instructions. followed. After which Rs 98000 were deducted from his credit.
This racket is spread in many states
During the investigation, the work of identifying money trail and digital footprint started. Analysis of money trail and electronic records revealed that the racket was spread across multiple states and operated at multiple levels. More than 15 victims have been cheated by Ishke.
Two main accused of fraud arrested
During the investigation, two accused Sonam and Junaid Akhtar were arrested on October 5. Accused Sonam revealed that she was making tele-calls to innocent victims from Rajnagar Extension call center on the instructions of Shahrukh Akhtar. She would call the victims from fake numbers and Shahrukh would arrange for SIM cards and bank accounts. The second accused, Junaid, revealed that he used to provide bank accounts to collect money and withdraw cash through ATM cards and deposit it in the personal accounts of mastermind Shahrukh Akhtar and his wife. Now efforts to arrest Shahrukh Akhtar have started.
Main accused Shahrukh Akhtar told the truth
Shahrukh Akhtar was arrested from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. He said that they purchased fake SIM cards for tele-calling, opened fake bank accounts to receive money and also purchased domains to run fake websites in the name of BigBasket, DMart and Blinkit. Managed everything by running a call center in Mamura. In the last one year, he kept Rs 30 lakh in cash in a private bank and also bought a car. According to the information received in the media report, DCP said that Shahrukh Akhtar is the main accused in this case and is the mastermind of the entire nexus. She has studied till 12th class and her father is a government retiree. The investigation of this matter is still going on.
