In the chat going on in the fraud group, the agent was giving names of many cities of the country and information about being an agent in Dehradun.
Ashwani Tripathi, Dehradun. Suddenly a message pops up on the mobile screen, you have been added to the Premium Investment Group.
The name of the group is like that of a famous foreign company, the shining international logo in the profile photo and the screenshots of profits falling every few minutes in the chat box.
Someone is claiming to earn Rs 5 lakh by investing Rs 50 thousand, while someone is telling the story of earning Rs 2 lakh by investing Rs 20 lakh.
This is the shining curtain, behind which was sitting the alleged kingpin King-Pin, active in China, who is running a network of international cyber fraud in India.
Cyber police investigation revealed that the gang's most important weapon is corporate bank accounts. These accounts are opened on fake documents or in the name of hired directors.
The money raised in the name of investment would first be deposited in these accounts only. The money would then be instantly transferred to different accounts through Razor-Pay and other payment gateways (like TX platforms), making the transaction difficult to trace.
According to investigating officials, in many cases the money was diverted between three to five accounts within minutes.
Information has been given that the fraud group operates in Indore, Gwalior, Bhubaneswar, Nashik, Dehradun, Jaipur, Chennai, Lucknow, Delhi, Chandigarh, Patna, Pune, Mumbai, Kolkata and Udaipur. Apart from this, a list of many banks has also been provided and people have been asked to deposit money in their accounts.
Foreign transfer through Hawala and USDT
Clues of digital chats and transactions found by the police indicate that the fraudulently collected funds are further transferred to foreign accounts through the Hawala network and cryptocurrency.
In this process, crypto wallets are being used to avoid the traditional banking system. This makes tracing the final destination of the money extremely complex.
The entire control room runs through WhatsApp group.
Investigation has revealed WhatsApp groups like GT Night Group and All Account Group. In these groups the king-pin communicates directly with Indian agents.
In a chat the kingpin asks, who is the agent from Dehradun. The reply comes, wait, I will send my details. In the second group, the king-pin gives instructions that Indian SIM cards are available, which are to be used in online fraud.
It was also revealed that fake SIM cards and forged documents are provided to open new bank accounts, so that the OTP verification and KYC process can be easily bypassed.
What did the investigation reveal?
Cyber police entered this network by running an undercover operation. After examining digital trails, bank accounts and chat records, several suspicious accounts were identified.
Preliminary investigation has revealed transactions worth crores of rupees. Police are now trying to reach the mastermind through money trail. Coordination is also being done with central agencies.
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