2024.11.19 Delhi Police arrests Chinese national for cyber fraud, unearth Rs 100 crore trading scam
Delhi Police arrests Chinese national for cyber fraud, unearth Rs 100 crore trading scam
The passport and visa of the accused were seized at the time of arrest by the Andhra Police. When the Delhi Police arrested him, Fang had no valid visa
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has arrested a Chinese national for his alleged involvement in a cyber fraud of Rs 43 lakh in Shahdara, officials said on Tuesday.
The arrest has helped the police unearth an online stock trading scam of more than Rs 100 crore which was being orchestrated via social media groups, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam said.
The accused has been identified as Fang Chenjin, a Chinese national residing at Safdarjung enclave, he said.
Sharing details on the probe, Gautam said, “A complaint was lodged at the cybercrime portal in July, were the complainant reported that he was lured into fraudulent stock market training sessions and subsequently tricked into investing Rs 43.5 lakh in several transactions. These investments were directed to multiple bank accounts controlled by the fraudsters.”
During the investigation, the police obtained details of the bank accounts to which the stolen funds were transferred and further analysed the call records of several suspected mobile numbers.
A thorough investigation was conducted into the bank accounts and mobile numbers associated with all the suspects, and technical analysis revealed a link to fraudulent activities.
“We traced the funds to a bank account registered under the name Maha Laxmi Traders, located in Mundka, Delhi. This account was found to be involved in fraudulent transactions, including a transfer of Rs 1.25 lakh made in April this year,” he said.
Further inquiry led the police to a mobile number which was registered in the name of Fang, which led them to him. He was arrested after evidence from his mobile phone and social media chat logs related to the fraud were recovered, said the DCP.
The social media conversations between him and an associate clearly showed that he was directing the fraudulent activities, including the recharge of the mobile number used in the scam. Further probe revealed that Fang was linked to two other significant fraud cases involving cybercrime and money laundering in Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, police said.
“There are also 17 criminal complaints registered with the cyber crime portal, all linked to the same Fincare Bank account with the total amount defrauded exceeding Rs 100 crore,” the DCP said, adding that the accused Chinese national revealed that he came to India on a work Visa for a Taiwani company in Andhra Pradesh in April 2020.
According to the police, Fang was even arrested by the Andhra Pradesh police in a cheating case that was registered on the complaint of the company’s owner where he was working as a vendor.
“He spent around 7 months in jail in Tirupati jail in Andhra Pradesh,” Gautam said.
The passport and visa of the accused were seized at the time of arrest by the Andhra Police. When the Delhi Police arrested him, Fang had no valid visa, he added.
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德里警方逮捕一名中国公民，涉嫌网络诈骗，揭露 10 亿卢比交易骗局
安得拉邦警方在逮捕被告时没收了其护照和签证。德里警方逮捕方晨金时，他并没有有效签证
新德里：官员周二表示，德里警方逮捕了一名中国公民，其涉嫌参与沙赫达拉 430 万卢比的网络诈骗案。
副警察局长（Shahdara）Prashant Gautam 表示，此次逮捕有助于警方破获一起通过社交媒体群组策划的、涉案金额超过 10 亿卢比的网上股票交易诈骗案。
他说，嫌疑人已被确定为方晨金 (Fang Chenjin)，一名居住在萨夫达疆 (Safdarjung) 飞地的中国公民。
高塔姆在分享调查细节时表示：“7 月份，网络犯罪门户网站上接到了一起投诉，投诉人称，他被诱骗参加欺诈性股票市场培训课程，随后被骗在几笔交易中投资了 435 万卢比。这些投资被转入诈骗者控制的多个银行账户。”
调查过程中，警方获得了被盗资金转入的银行账户的详细信息，并进一步分析了几个可疑手机号码的通话记录。
对所有嫌疑人的银行账户和手机号码进行了彻底调查，技术分析揭示了与欺诈活动的联系。
“我们追踪到这些资金来自一个以 Maha Laxmi Traders 名义注册的银行账户，该账户位于德里蒙达卡。我们发现该账户涉及欺诈交易，包括今年 4 月转账的 12.5 万卢比，”他说。
进一步调查后，警方找到了一个以方名义注册的手机号码，并找到了他。警方表示，在从他的手机和社交媒体聊天记录中获取与诈骗相关的证据后，警方逮捕了他。
他与同伙在社交媒体上的对话清楚地表明，他指挥了诈骗活动，包括为诈骗中使用的手机号码充值。警方表示，进一步调查发现，方与安得拉邦和北方邦的另外两起涉及网络犯罪和洗钱的重大诈骗案件有关。
印度刑事警察局表示：“网络犯罪门户网站上还登记了 17 起刑事投诉，均与同一个 Fincare 银行账户有关，诈骗总额超过 10 亿卢比。”他还补充说，这名被指控的中国公民透露，他于 2020 年 4 月持安得拉邦一家台湾公司的工作签证来到印度。
据警方介绍，方甚至因一起诈骗案而被安得拉邦警方逮捕，该案是根据他当时担任供应商的公司老板的投诉立案的。
Gautam说：“他在安得拉邦蒂鲁帕蒂监狱服刑了大约 7 个月。”
安得拉邦警方在逮捕被告时没收了其护照和签证。他补充说，当德里警方逮捕他时，方手中没有有效签证。
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