Key Points
Operating through numerous WhatsApp numbers, scamsters sitting in India and abroad allegedly lure individuals with false promises of employment and defraud them of money in various ways..
Further, various bank accounts and UPIs have been used by the fraudsters to collect money from a large number of victims in the name of investment and part time jobs, a CBI source said...
So how does the fraud work?According to CBI sources, victims are first approached via Google, Facebook advertisements, Telegram app and even through SMSes, with messages offering them jobs to make quick money...
According to the CBI sources, various payment gateways that are created and operated by foreign nationals were found to be used to accept the investments made by the victims...
Many of these fintech companies are not recognised and are not directly regulated by the Reserve Bank of India, the source said.. Investigation has also revealed that funds received in primary accounts through several victims are siphoned into various other accounts located across India, the source said.. (Edited by Nida Fatima Siddiqui)..
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