Delhi Police has arrested two men from Jharkhand for their alleged involvement in a cyber-fraud racket that cheated more than 50 people by posing as bank officials and misusing their credit card details, news agency PTI reported.The accused allegedly targeted people aged over 50 on the pretext of updating their credit card Know Your Customer (KYC) details.They would allegedly persuade their targets to share their credit card numbers and security codes during video calls and turn on screen sharing, allowing them to access one-time passwords (OTPs) and make unauthorised transactions.The accused, identified as Aftab Ansari, 24, and Abdul Majid, 23, are residents of Jharkhand's Jamtara district. They were arrested in Dhanbad on Wednesday after a four-day operation.
Ansari is a B.Tech graduate. "The case was registered on September 23 after a complainant alleged that fraudsters impersonating bank officials had cheated him using this modus operandi," a senior police officer told PTI.During the investigation, police found that a mobile phone worth Rs 1,39,999 had been bought through a disputed credit card transaction and delivered in Jharia in Dhanbad district, the officer said. Police tracked the suspects using digital surveillance and local verification.
With the help of a delivery person, they arranged a decoy mobile phone delivery at a location previously used by the accused, leading to their arrest, the officer added.Three mobile phones containing chats and other digital evidence linked to the investigation were recovered from the accused.Police said the accused and their associates allegedly advertised assistance with KYC updates on social media platforms. They used compromised credit card details to buy expensive mobile phones online."The phones were allegedly delivered to locations in Jharkhand and West Bengal and later sold in local markets at lower prices," the officer told PTI, adding that further investigation was under way.- Ends(With PTI inputs)