Hyderabad: The cybercrime police of Hyderabad arrested four notorious men operating from New Delhi for sending phishing emails impersonating as RBI officials.
Police said the conmen would tell the victim that they had won a large sum in a lottery, and get them to deposit money in bank accounts to avail of lottery jackpot.
The arrest was made after a complaint was filed by Mohammed Feroz Khan, a resident of Banjara Hills stating that he had received some emails claiming to be from Reserve Bank of India which claimed that he had won a lottery amount of '3.6 crore, and that he would pay '22 lakh in accounts of bank located in Delhi and nearby areas to receive the lottery money.
Mr Mohammed Feroz Khan deposited the amount after which the respondents went offline and switched off their mobiles.
A case was booked under relevant Sections of IPC and an investigation was started.
Cybercrime DCP K.C.S. Raghuvir said, “A discreet investigation with the available data led to clues that the account holders Amit Gupta and Nitin Kumar lived in New Delhi. We apprehended them with the assistance of the local police. The men gave the name of an agent, Sumith Guptha, whose confession led to the arrest of kingpin David Dabere.”
“David would send mails to prospective victims stating that they had won large lotteries and asked them to deposit a certain amount into specific bank accounts provided by Sumith Gupta. Likewise, he directed deposits into the accounts of Amit and Nitin, who deducted their commission and sent the rest of the money to David,” DCP Raghuvir.
