The Delhi Police has arrested 10 people and apprehended two juveniles for allegedly cheating hundreds of people through e-commerce apps by posing as Army or paramilitary personnel, officials said on Sunday.
The accused exploited the trustworthiness associated with the armed forces to cheat potential buyers or sellers. They also shared fake screenshots to lure their targets into scanning malicious Quick Response (QR) codes, they said.
The accused, during the coronavirus-triggered lockdown, had also cheated several people after putting advertisements on various social media platforms regarding home delivery of liquor. On being approached, they would request the potential buyer to pay in advance and would stop responding to their calls once the money was received, police said.
“During investigation, the location of the accused was identified and raids were conducted, following which 10 of them were arrested,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber) Anyesh Roy said.
Those arrested were identified as Husban (22), Hasib (24), Faisal (19), Sajid (27) Sabir (25) Shezad Khan (26), Aziz Akhtar (25) and Sakir (29), all residents of Nuh district in Haryana, Yashvir (26), a resident of Faridabad, and Salim (35) from Rajasthan, they said.
Of the juveniles who were apprehended, one is from Rajasthan and the other belongs to Nuh, police said.
The accused used two modes to dupe people of their money.
Posed as Army or paramilitary personnel, they would post advertisements on e-commerce websites for sale of their goods, mostly cars and bikes. They would even post photographs of vehicles, mostly taken from the internet, that have either Indian Army or the name of a paramilitary force written on them, the DCP said.
After striking a deal with the prospective buyer, they would tell the victim that the vehicle they have chosen cannot be released unless the “release amount” is paid, ..
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