A cyber fraudster, Ahamad Nisham (25), was arrested by Gurugram police at Chennai Airport after attempting to flee the country. Nisham, a resident of Malappuram in Kerala, is accused of defrauding victims by posing as a government official and threatening them with arrest over alleged illegal activities tied to their mobile numbers.
The fraud came to light when a woman filed a complaint on January 31, stating that she had been tricked by individuals claiming to be government officials. The fraudsters told her that her mobile number was linked to illegal activities, threatening her with arrest unless she complied with their demands. Following the complaint, an FIR was filed at the cyber-crime police station in Gurugram, West.
Initial investigations led to the arrest of several accomplices, but the main accused, Nisham, managed to escape. Police tracked him down, and he was apprehended at Chennai Airport while attempting to flee to Egypt.
According to the police, Nisham converted the money he had defrauded into cryptocurrency. For each transaction, he received a commission of Rs 10,000. The authorities are now working to trace the full scope of his operations and identify any other individuals involved in the fraud.
The case serves as a reminder of the increasing threat of cyber crimes, especially those involving cryptocurrency, where fraudsters are using digital currencies to mask their illicit activities.
