Online fraud: 10 arrested for cheating people in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: A gang of 10 persons, who posted advertisements on a popular e-commerce portal and conned people, were arrested here on Monday. The arrested were identified as Nisar Ahmed, Arif, Suhan, Azhar, Mohd Shahed, Shareef Khan, Sohail, Wasem, Rahul and Barkat. “All the persons are from the Alwar district of Rajasthan and were well versed […]

Hyderabad: A gang of 10 persons, who posted advertisements on a popular e-commerce portal and conned people, were arrested here on Monday. The arrested were identified as Nisar Ahmed, Arif, Suhan, Azhar, Mohd Shahed, Shareef Khan, Sohail, Wasem, Rahul and Barkat.

“All the persons are from the Alwar district of Rajasthan and were well versed with social media and online banking transactions. They posted advertisements on the e-commerce website about selling two-wheelers and collected money towards transportation, local transport authority clearances etc,” Cybercrime officials said. This apart, they also created fake Facebook profiles and collected money on the pretext of medical emergencies. The police had booked cases against them following complaints by the victims.

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