In a major breakthrough against cybercrime, the Sector-39 Police Station in Noida has busted a credit card phishing racket, arresting six individuals who defrauded unsuspecting cardholders by posing as bank officials. The arrested suspects have been identified as Amit Kumar, Ravi Kant Maurya, Tej Singh, Vikas Jha, Nagendra Sharma, and Nawab Khan.
According to police reports, the gang operated by impersonating employees of reputed banks and tricking credit card holders into believing they could help increase their card limits. Victims were sent phishing links that redirected them to fake bank websites that closely resembled authentic portals.
Once redirected, victims unknowingly submitted sensitive personal and financial information, including name, date of birth, PAN, Aadhaar number, mobile number, credit card details, and CVV. The gang then used the stolen data to make fraudulent purchases on e-commerce sites like Flipkart, using OTPs received on victims’ phones.
Police seized the following during the operation:
28 mobile phones used in the scam
12 silver coins and 4 gold coins bought through fraud
1 laptop
1 Hyundai i10 car and 1 Jupiter scooter, used during the operations
One of the accused was found to have a prior criminal record related to financial fraud. The group’s strategy was to resell the purchased items at lower prices to quickly convert them into cash.
