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Bank Frauds on Rise: Two people arrested for selling bank accounts of poor to hackers


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Two individuals have been arrested by the police in connection with a case involving the fraudulent opening of bank accounts for laborers and underprivileged individuals in both government and private banks. The accused reportedly sold the account details to hackers for Rs 50,000, after paying the account holders Rs 30,000 for their participation. This alarming case has come to the forefront in Pali, shedding light on a disturbing practice that has impacted numerous unsuspecting individuals.

The accused allegedly enticed a professor from Pali to invest Rs 40 lakh in an app, promising to double his money within two months through stock market trading. Subsequently, they demanded an additional Rs 10 lakh from the professor. This distressing revelation emerged as a result of the professor’s proactive approach in filing a complaint with the police, prompting action to be taken.

It has been disclosed that the accused were involved in opening accounts for the vulnerable and working-class population in various private banks, including the State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, and other government banks. They would then sell the account details to hackers for Rs 50,000, while compensating the account holders with Rs 30,000. This illicit scheme has reportedly resulted in the opening of approximately 50 accounts, with the accused having received Rs 25 lakh from the hackers.

The accused individuals, identified as Shravan Kumar and Abhishek, residents of Society Nagar, Pali, were employed at a grenade factory and were introduced to this illicit activity by an individual named Dilip Soni. Following Dilip’s incarceration for a similar fraud, Shravan and Abhishek continued the operation, claiming to have interacted with the hackers via online communication using fake numbers. They would then dispatch diaries, ATMs, and checkbooks of the opened bank accounts to the hackers in Surat, Gujarat, via bus.

In a disheartening turn, it has been revealed during police interrogation that the accused had also swindled a professor from Pali by persuading him to invest in an app with false promises of significant returns, ultimately demanding an additional Rs 10 lakh for withdrawal.

The police are diligently investigating this multifaceted case and are actively pursuing the cybercriminals involved. This distressing revelation has highlighted the critical need for heightened vigilance and stringent measures to combat such fraudulent activities, which have had detrimental effects on unsuspecting individuals and the community at large.

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