Pimpri-Chinchwad police have arrested several individuals linked to a cyber fraud network, revealing a complex scheme involving mule accounts.
The police nabbed him on January 23, and it didn’t stop there. They ended up arresting five more people, which is a big win for them. They’re digging deep into this whole cybercrime operation that stretches beyond India. Apparently, these guys were providing bank accounts to international fraudsters.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Sandeep Doiphode mentioned that Sam had been reaching out to account holders all over India through Telegram for about two years. He was sending these accounts to a main suspect in Cambodia.
The breakthrough came when the police were looking into a share trading scam where someone lost a hefty ₹7.6 lakh. They found Shubham Londhe, who was managing several mule accounts. When they questioned him, he spilled the beans about Sam.
The police seized a bunch of stuff, including nine mobile phones and ten chequebooks. It turns out Sam was using at least 20 different phone numbers and had a base in Goa. He was also hopping around India, booking hotel rooms in Pune for the mule account holders. The investigation is still ongoing, and it looks like there’s more to uncover.