It has been shockingly discovered that identity cards belonging to beggars are being used by cybercriminals to launder money earned through cybercrimes such as digital arrest schemes and sextortion. This sophisticated scheme was discovered during the course of investigating the Rs 2.81 crore fraud case involving PGI Lucknow physician Dr. Ruchika Tandon, who was conned by thieves posing as CBI agents.
According to the study, beggars were given minor payments by hackers, between Rs 1,000 and Rs 2,000, in return for their identity documents. The fraudsters then opened bank accounts with these IDs at many different banks, giving them complete control by connecting the accounts to their personal mobile numbers. This made it easier for the thieves to move money they had stolen from one account to another and made it more difficult for the police to track down the transactions.
Strategy to Evade Law Enforcement
The plan was created by the thieves to avoid being discovered. The thieves transferred the money to another bank account as soon as the authorities started monitoring one. Due to the frequent transfers of funds between accounts, it became extremely difficult to track down the offenders using conventional banking traces.
The two suspects, Robin Kumar from Saharanpur and Nitin Gurjar from Sambhal, were taken into custody by the Cyber Police on Wednesday. When the authorities questioned the two guys, who claimed to be software engineers and were in charge of creating the phoney bank accounts, they were unable to produce any acceptable credentials.
The two, according to the authorities, gathered identification from beggars and other susceptible people in order to open bank accounts that cybercriminals could use to send money illegally.
After more research, it was discovered that the cybercriminals had set up a phoney office in Uttarakhand and were posing as job seekers. These gullible job applicants turned in their documents for “verification,” which was followed by the creation of further fictitious bank accounts. Many of these accounts were made in the names of these jobless people, who were unaware that someone else was abusing their personal information.
Eighteen people have been taken into custody thus far in relation to the Rs. 2.81 crore scam that involved Dr. Ruchika Tandon. Charge sheets have been prepared by the police for ten of these people, and charge sheets for the other eight should be filed shortly. To make sure there are no delays that could let the accused take advantage of legal loopholes, authorities are moving quickly.
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