Muzaffarnagar Police Arrest Accused in Alleged Rs 2-Crore Scam, Return Rs 1.24 Crore

Cyber Crime Police in Muzaffarnagar have arrested one accused in connection with a cyber fraud case in which a businessman was allegedly cheated of around Rs 2 crore through a BOSS SCAM. Police have so far helped return Rs 1.24 crore to the victim, described in the case details as Rs 1 crore 24 lakh.

Police said three bank accounts belonging to the arrested accused were used in the cyber fraud. Four complaints linked to these accounts have been registered from Karnataka, Delhi and Muzaffarnagar. These complaints mention fraud involving Rs 6 lakh 48 thousand.

The case came to light after the accountant of FUTURE MOBILE LLP received a ZIP file. When the file was opened on a computer, malware was installed in the system, according to the details of the case.

After this, cyber criminals took control of the accountant’s WhatsApp account. They then contacted him while posing as the owner of the company. The accused allegedly misled the accountant and got around Rs 2 crore transferred to different bank accounts.

A case was registered at the Cyber Crime Police Station, after which an investigation was started. During the investigation, police arrested Anas alias Ayan Gazi, a resident of Lucknow.

According to police, a total of four complaints from Karnataka, Delhi and Muzaffarnagar are linked to the three bank accounts of the accused. The complaints relate to the alleged use of these accounts for cyber fraud.

The action was carried out under the supervision of Senior Superintendent of Police Suraj Kumar Rai. It was conducted under the leadership of SP Crime Indu Siddharth and Cyber Crime Police Station in-charge Karmveer Singh.

Head Constable Balkishan and Constable Mohit Kumar were also part of the police team that took action in the case.

Police have appealed to people not to open unknown ZIP files or suspicious links on their computers or mobile phones. The police have also advised people to verify the identity of the concerned person before carrying out any financial transaction.

The report was filed by Anmol Kumar from Muzaffarnagar. The contact number provided with the report is 7078215007.