In Jamtara, India s cybercrime hotspot, a gang member was found to be making between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 1.5 lakh daily through credit card fraud. The earnings were revealed during the interrogation of three individuals who were apprehended by the police. The gang s modus operandi involved sending deceptive links to credit card holders, impersonating as bank representatives, and siphoning funds from victims accounts.
Police said that the accused were posing as customer care of many reputed banks and online shopping sites on Google. Officials said that they recovered 12,500 pre-activated SIM cards provided to fraudsters in Jamtara from Murshidabad for over a year.