Gujarat police bust Rs 50 crore App investment scam

The accused would first send a link through a text message, YouTube channel, telegram channel as well as cell phones, which would open the application. The customers were lured to invest under different pretexts. If and when a customer invests, the application would show the balance in the website's wallet but if a customer tried to withdraw money, a 'technical error' prompt would appear, effectively blocking the customer from accessing their own money.

Ahmedabad: Cyber Crime has busted a scam worth Rs 50 crore being perpetrated through a Chinese application, while investigating a fraud claim of Rs 6,000 against the application. The agency has found that the fraudsters were collecting money from the people by adopting different modus operandi through the Chinese application. A police investigation has revealed that 28,000 people have lost money on this platform.

Ahmedabad Cyber ​​Crime exposed the gang which was making money through different ways by luring customers with Chinese application. A complaint was filed with the cybercrime division, alleging fraud of Rs 6,000. However, soon the figure of fraud under investigation reached Rs 50 crore.

The accused would first send a link through a text message, YouTube channel, telegram channel as well as cell phones, which would open the application. The customers were lured to invest under different pretexts. If and when a customer invests, the application would show the balance in the website's wallet but if a customer tried to withdraw money, a 'technical error' prompt would appear, effectively blocking the customer from accessing their own money. If the customer repeatedly tried to withdraw the money, the application would close.

The cybercrime investigation had earlier arrested seven accused in the case, including Yasin Qureshi, Dilip Gojia, Dharmendra Singh Rathore, Rahul Vadher, Jayesh Gagia and Tushar Ghetia.

During the investigation, the name of one Jiten Shah of Maharashtra came up. Rs 30 crore were deposited in his company's bank account in three months. In return, a certain commission was paid. Similarly, Rs 20 crore was deposited in the accounts of the other accused. The police investigation revealed that the entire network was run by a native Indian from China who was contacting people through social media.