Cyber crime got another innovative twist, with a gang of six running a fake online travel agency, www.smartrip.com, to cheat people. The Central Crime Branch (CCB) cracked down on the gang, and arrested three men on Wednesday, while three others are on the run.
The gang had been operating through the website for the past one year. They invited the public to enrol as members and introduce more people to their network. Each member was promised Rs 10,000, and those who introduced four members would get a free trip to Thailand. But there was a catch: those who enrolled would first have to pay up Rs 10,000.
Police arrested M Devaprakash, 22, of Hebbal, T Balachandra, 22, of Yelahanka, and K Prashanth, 31, of Kanakapura, and spread a dragnet to nab Mahesh Loknath, Santosh Sumo and Suresh Kumar, who are believed to be part of the racket.
According to police, these men had taken money from over 200 people using this business model. Some of the victims had complained to police.
Following the arrests, police recovered Rs 1.45 lakh from these men. However, as most of the transactions were online, police expect to recover more money from the fraudsters.
The gang had been operating through the website for the past one year. They invited the public to enrol as members and introduce more people to their network. Each member was promised Rs 10,000, and those who introduced four members would get a free trip to Thailand. But there was a catch: those who enrolled would first have to pay up Rs 10,000.
Police arrested M Devaprakash, 22, of Hebbal, T Balachandra, 22, of Yelahanka, and K Prashanth, 31, of Kanakapura, and spread a dragnet to nab Mahesh Loknath, Santosh Sumo and Suresh Kumar, who are believed to be part of the racket.
According to police, these men had taken money from over 200 people using this business model. Some of the victims had complained to police.
Following the arrests, police recovered Rs 1.45 lakh from these men. However, as most of the transactions were online, police expect to recover more money from the fraudsters.
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