In Rs 300 Crore Fraud, 15 Fake Chinese Apps Offer Low-Interest Loans
NDTV
The "cyber thugs" would also blackmail victims by sending obscene pictures to their families which they would download by remotely accessing their phones.
A fraud of Rs 300 crore through 15 fake Chinese applications has come to light after the Uttarakhand police busted a syndicate of cyber criminals where callers were offered low-interest rate loans.
The "cyber thugs" would also blackmail victims by sending obscene pictures to their families which they would download by remotely accessing their phones.
"The Uttrakhand police busted a syndicate where cyber thugs used to send messages to people, asking them to download their mobile apps, and would offer low-interest loans. In this process, they would get access to their photo gallery and documents too which is used to blackmail them to extort money," the Director General of Uttrakhand Police Ashok Kumar told NDTV.
Ankur Dhingra from Delhi, who started a shell company, Hector LendKaro Private Limited, was arrested by the Uttarakhand Police.
