The Delhi Police has arrested a 21-year-old man for allegedly cheating people on the pretext of redeeming their credit card points from Preet Vihar area. The accused has been identified as Tushar Tyagi, a resident of Mandawali. He came in contact with the main accused through PUBG game.
According to Atul Kumar Thakur, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South district, an advocate Sadab Khan lodged a complaint at Malviya Nagar police station that he received a text message on his mobile phone to redeem his credit cards points.
“As soon as he clicked on the given web link and entered his card details, he lost Rs 1 lakh from his credit cards. During investigation, it was revealed that the accused had used spoofed SMS services to send phishing messages of points redemption. Police found that the cheated amount had been credited first in an e-wallet account and then, it was used for purchasing the gift vouchers of a multi-brand electronic store,” said the DCP.
“The e-wallet account was opened on the basis of fake ID. Thereafter, police informed the store in Kota, Rajsthan from where the gift vouchers were obtained in different names. Police had the numbers of vouchers and alerted the manager of the store in Kota about the them,” said the DCP.
“The store has many branches across India. The accused redeemed the voucher and when Tyagi came to take delivery on Sunday at Preet Vihar branch, the store staff apprehended him and handed over to police,” said the DCP.
“Interrogation revealed that during lockdown, Tyagi came in contact with one Vishal alias Shubham while playing PUBG game and they became friends. Initially, Shubham provided game accessories to Tyagi and was talking to him through voice over internet protocol (VOIP) calls,” the DCP said.
“When they became friends, Shubham informed him that he works in credit or debit cards fishing and has good knowledge to earn easily in cyber space. He offered Tyagi 20 per cent commission on sale of his purchased items. In January 2021, Shubham asked Tyagi to collect his smart phones from the stores and to sell it in the open market,” said the DCP.
"After keeping his commission of 20 per cent, he had to deposit the remaining amount to Shubham’s wallet and bank account. He has deposited around Rs 2 lakh in Shubham's account till now, the DCP said. Efforts are being made to apprehend Shubham. Police recovered 15 smart phones, including 9 iPhone, from his possession, said police.
