Delhi Police has busted a sophisticated online job fraud racket with alleged links to Chinese nationals, arresting three individuals for their role in facilitating illegal financial transactions.
The accused—Sabbir Ahmed (43), Mohammad Sarfaraz (32), and Mohammad Dilshad (20)—were allegedly managing a network of mule bank accounts used to launder money from online scams. They converted the funds into cryptocurrency (USDT) and transferred them to wallets operated by Chinese handlers via decentralized exchanges, said a senior police official.
The case began after a nurse from Tilak Nagar lodged a complaint claiming she had lost Rs15.94 lakh to a work-from-home scam she discovered on social media. The scam involved task-based jobs promising high returns on investments.
Based on her complaint, police tracked the transaction trail, which led to bank accounts linked to the three accused. During coordinated raids in Uttam Nagar and Batla House, authorities recovered:
Rs5 lakh in cash
5 mobile phones
10 bank passbooks
14 cheque books
Interrogation revealed that Dilshad, a student from Gorakhpur, had been in touch with a Chinese national on social media for about a year. His role was to arrange mule accounts and transfer the scammed funds in exchange for a 5% commission.
Sarfaraz, an MBA graduate, acted as the syndicate manager, while Sabbir Ahmed, a professional painter, helped withdraw cash for a 1% cut, police said.
Delhi Police continues to investigate the international links and urges the public to verify the authenticity of online job offers, especially those involving upfront investments.
