Cyber ​​fraud exposed in Pratapgarh, gang stealing money from bank accounts busted, two arrested including kingpin

Pratapgarh, 09 December (Hindus) on Monday, while disclosing the case in the district, Superintendent of Police Dr. Anil Kumar said that while exposing the gang of vicious thugs who were stealing money from bank accounts, Pratapgarh police arrested two people including the leader of the gang. People have been arrested. These fraudsters used to commit fraud by changing mobile numbers in bank accounts, stealing information of account holders and creating UPI IDs.

The team of Pratapgarh cyber crime police station has arrested the mastermind of this gang and his associate. This gang used to cheat the account holders while working as Business Correspondents (BC) of the bank. Rs 2,28,000 was fraudulently withdrawn from Union Bank of India account by unknown persons by linking their mobile number to his account.

The accused transferred lakhs of rupees using digital devices. The gang took advantage of his identity as a Business Correspondent (BC) of Union Bank. Police have recovered laptop, finger scanner and other documents from them. Police have advised the general public to keep their banking information confidential and report any suspicious call or activity immediately. The gang members, being business correspondents of the bank, had access to the information of account holders. People used to check the information of those accounts in which large amount of money was deposited through the bank server. They fraudulently linked their or their partner’s mobile numbers to these accounts. After changing the mobile number, they used to transfer money by creating a UPI ID linked to the account. With the help of digital devices, such as finger scanners and laptops, they used to withdraw money from the account.

To avoid such cyber crimes, people should keep their banking information confidential, do not share OTP or PIN with any unknown person and keep an eye on every activity related to the bank account. Immediately report any suspicious activity to the bank or cyber crime police station. Vigilance and awareness are the best way to safety. Anil Kumar son of Pappu, resident of Kangwa police station, Bisalpur district, Pilibhit and Prempal son of Dorilal, resident of Chandpura police station, Bisalpur district, Pilibhit, have been arrested and one laptop, one finger scanner device, one ATM card, one passbook, one PAN card have been recovered.