New Delhi: The Shahdara cyber police have arrested a BTech graduate and another person from Jharkhand for allegedly running a cyber scam from Jamtara that cheated over 50 people through a credit card fraud.The accused, Aftab Ansari (24), who is a BTech graduate, and Abdul Majid (23), of Borwa village in Jamtara, were caught in Dhanbad after a four-day operation in Jharkhand by Delhi Police.The accused, allegedly posing as bank officials, made credit card holders share screens during fake KYC verifications and got details of their accounts. Using the data, they purchased high-end mobile phones which they resold.Police have found three phones containing WhatsApp chats relevant to these cases and other digital evidence.DCP (Shahdara) Rajendra Prasad Meena said, “A case was registered on Sept 23 following a complaint by Taranjeet Singh, who alleged that unidentified callers, posing as bank officials, contacted him over phone and WhatsApp and persuaded him to share his credit card details for a KYC update. Unauthorised transactions followed. An investigation revealed that a phone worth Rs 1,39,999 was purchased on online shopping platform using money that was stolen. Its delivery was in Jharia, Dhanbad.”Police analysed the technical information from service providers to trace the suspects. With assistance from a delivery person, the team arranged for a decoy phone delivery at a location that was previously used by the suspects. The accused arrived to collect the delivery and were arrested. Two phones were found on Ansari and one on Majid.Police said that the accused and their associates advertised credit card KYC assistance that they were supposedly offering on social media platforms. Respondents were directed to online forms to submit personal and contact details. The suspects allegedly targeted people who were over 50 years old. Posing as bank officials, they asked them to display their card numbers and CVVs during video calls. Their targets were also persuaded to share their mobile screens, enabling the accused to view OTPs and make unauthorised purchases.The high-end phones allegedly bought using this money were also delivered to locations in West Bengal, apart from Jharkhand, and then sold in local markets at lower prices.The sealed packaging and invoices allegedly helped in the sale.Police are verifying the numbers of the victims, the total amount involved and the role of other associates. Further investigation is under way to recover the phone purchased in the complainant’s case, trace the proceeds and establish links with similar cases.Delhi Police urged people never to share banking details, OTPs or screens with callers claiming to offer KYC assistance. Cyber fraud should be reported immediately to the helpline 1930 or the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal.
