Gang of 21 arrested for defrauding e-commerce firms

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: The cybercrime police busted an interstate racket and arrested a gang of 21 people who were allegedly involved in defrauding online marketing companies and their customers with fake shipments.

The police said that the accused stole the data of online marketing companies to zero in on customers who opt for cash on delivery to purchase goods online.

The accused would send fake goods and collect the money. Using the modus operandi, the accused were operating for the last one year and cheated hundreds of customers to the tune of Rs 70 lakh, said the police.

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru North Division, Shivaprakash Devaraj said that the accused have also cheated the companies by returning fake goods and getting refunds and added that the accused also sold the stolen data to many to make money.

Based on a complaint, a team of police arrested the accused from Mumbai, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh and seized their bank accounts containing Rs 19.4 lakh and cash of Rs 7.5 lakh along with three laptops, 13 mobile phones and a hard disk from them. Further investigation is going on.