Cyber criminals dupe man seeking bride on matrimonial sites duped of Rs 95 lakh

Jamtara: Cybercriminals defrauded a man seeking a suitable bride on matrimonial sites of his life-time earnings. Jharkhand CID has arrested two accused from Aurangabad with the help of Maharashtra Police in this connection.

According to reports, a resident of Dhanbad was targeted by cybercriminals who cheated him of Rs 95 lakh and the money was transferred to 22 accounts. The fraud was done on the pretext of investing in cryptocurrencies on the phishing website http://www.banocoin.org through a profile available on Jeevansaathi.com. The case under IT Act was registered in CID Ranchi police station.

During the investigation, the origin of these fake websites was found in Hong Kong, China and Cambodia. The money defrauded through these sites goes to the Indian bank accounts in Maharashtra, UP and Delhi. After the investigation, two accused, Pratik Santosh Rao Raut and Abhishek Santosh Tupe, were arrested. One of the accused was taking the Patwari exam and he was arrested from the examination center.

The investigation into the case revealed that the arrested accused is not big fishes but a person working on commission for cybercriminals for just a few rupees. CID officials while giving information said that the kingpin of this gang is still absconding. One accused in this case is an NRI and is currently in Vietnam. Efforts are on to arrest him too.
It is worth mentioning here that this was a new type of case for Jharkhand CID and the case was solved with the help of I4C. At the same time, cash over Rs 40 lakh was also frozen. SIM cards, mobile phones, ATM cards, PAN cards, Aadhaar cards, and cheque books have been recovered from the accused.