10,000 people duped of Rs 25 crore in 3 years using fake shopping websites, 5 arrested 

The Delhi Police cyber cell unit has arrested 5 folks after busting a rip-off through which a number of faux e-commerce web sites have been used to dupe greater than 10,000 folks of Rs 25 crore over three years.

MODUS OPERANDI OF THE ACCUSED

The accused created greater than 60 faux buying web sites for digital items and clothes. A few of these embody ‘Bookmytab’, ‘The Ripped Denims’, ‘Dailyposhak’, ‘Denimtee’ and ‘Femidukan’.

They promoted these web sites on-line utilizing aggressive digital advertising and marketing instruments and SEO strategies. When netizens seeking to purchase digital devices or garments searched for a similar on-line, they have been directed to those web sites.

The web sites supplied extremely discounted costs on numerous merchandise. The victims, who paid on-line for the merchandise, have been by no means despatched the objects that they had purchased. If the sufferer pressed for a refund repeatedly, the accused despatched them inferior high quality merchandise.

HOW DID DELHI POLICE BUST THE SCAM?

The Delhi Police’s CyPAD (Cyber Prevention Consciousness & Detection Centre) acquired a number of complaints through which folks alleged that that they had ordered tablets from the web site ‘www.bookmytab.com’ however by no means acquired their merchandise regardless of having made an advance cost. They additional acknowledged that their efforts to contact the web site to get a refund had all gone in useless.

On receipt of those complaints, the Delhi Police cyber cell scanned the web site involved and an internet seek for extra complaints towards www.bookmytab.com was performed. It was learnt that the stated web site was getting used to dupe folks on a big scale. A number of complaints of the identical variety have been discovered on-line on completely different fora.

A police crew was fashioned and a technical investigation initiated into the case. The crew analysed the cell phone numbers and established cash trails. Taking help from CyPAD labs, the placement of the accused was zeroed in on.

The police crew then performed a raid on the location of major accused Vijay Arora. Incriminating materials was recovered from his workplace, together with inferior high quality merchandise. He was arrested.

Subsequently, the operations managers and marketing campaign supervisor concerned in search engine optimisation have been additionally arrested. A complete of 5 folks have been arrested.

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