UP STF has arrested three cyber criminals who duped a doctor of Lucknow SGPGI of Rs 2 crore by digitally arresting her. The fraudsters made her buy a new phone by scaring her about national security. Then, with the help of the same, they duped her of crores of rupees in the name of transferring money to a government account by digitally arresting her for seven days.
The members of the gang who used to commit fraud through digital arrests used to cheat people by posing as ED or CBI officers. The arrested fraudsters include Haripriya Pradhan of Odisha, Jitendra Kumar Yadav of Prayagraj and Hitesh alias Gyanchandra of Ghazipur. STF is collecting information about the wallets and bank accounts of the arrested accused.
The STF team has arrested all three members of the gang from Lucknow and handed them over to the local police station. By threatening the PGI doctor with money laundering and national security, the thugs forced her to buy a new phone. Then, they transferred crores of rupees to their account by claiming that it was a government account.
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Cyber criminals are weaving such stories to make people their victims that even the most educated and knowledgeable people are getting trapped in their fear. A similar case came to light from Lucknow in August last month. Here, the fraudsters digitally arrested a doctor from PGI by showing her the fear of money laundering and national security. Then they cheated her of Rs 2 crore.
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