Mumbai: The Bangurnagar police of Goregaon busted a racket duping Cambodians in the name of tasks and arrested three people from Surat and Ahmedabad in Gujarat. The three gave their bank accounts to the fraudsters for use.
Police further said that the arrested accused Uttam Sakhiya, Ritesh Vaghalia and Sahil Kachadia were being given Rs 1 lakh and commission in return.
According to further information, the complainant in this case lives in Goregaon. In the month of February, she saw an advertisement to earn money sitting at home. As soon as she clicked on this advertisement, messages started sending. She was lured to watch and like the advertisement and complete the tasks and earn money. After this, a link was sent to her mobile. Initially, four advertisements were sent to the complainant. By watching and commenting on this advertisement, Rs. 120/- was credited to her account. After this, the complainant was added to a group on the Telegram app.
Initially, a lot of work was given and he was asked to deposit a lot of money for it. Believing the fraudsters, he deposited the amount. He was told that if you miss the work, the account will be closed and money will have to be paid to open a new account again. Thus, the complainant was made to invest a total of Rs. 5.68 lakh in various temptations. However, when the complainant tried to withdraw the amount, the amount could not be withdrawn. Finally, the complainant felt that he has been cheated and he reached Bangurnagar Police Station and lodged a complaint. The police registered a case against the unknown fraudsters and conducted further investigation.
Further investigation of the case revealed that the fraudulent money was deposited in the account of Uttam Sakhi of Ahmedabad. So the police reached Ahmedabad and laid a trap and caught Uttam. Further investigation revealed the name of first Ritesh and then Sahil of Surat and the police arrested all three.