The young man cheated an American woman by posing as a Microsoft agent. This amount was taken from the woman through cryptocurrency.Now ED has taken action against the youth on the complaint of the woman.
New Delhi. A year ago, in the month of July, a boy from Delhi called an American woman. This young man was a part of a cyber fraud gang. The young man told the woman on the phone that he was an agent of the famous software company Microsoft. In the name of getting work done, he gradually got the woman to transfer $400,000 (Rs 3.3 crore) to a cryptocurrency wallet. This woman named Lisa Roth hardly knew that she had become a victim of cyber fraud.
When the woman complained about this, the matter reached the foreign ministries of two countries. Then an FIR was registered on her complaint in Gujarat and investigation began. Seeing the cryptocurrency and illegal transfer of money in the case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) also became active in the investigation. After a year, now the ED has arrested a bookie and cryptocurrency handler from Delhi who called the woman. Bookie Lakshya Vij lived in Dilshad Garden in East Delhi. Gujarat Police arrested him from Cross River Mall in East Delhi. It was also alleged that a senior police officer of Delhi Police had got him released.
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To whom did the money reach?
The investigation revealed that the money transferred by Roth went to the wallets of Praful Gupta and his mother Sarita Gupta. During the investigation, it was also revealed that a person named Karan Chugh was receiving this money from Gupta and depositing it in different wallets. After this, this amount was transferred to different Indian fake accounts by selling a cryptocurrency. This money was transferred at the behest of Karan and Lakshya. Later, they used the money received from people on betting apps like Fair Play 24.
The target is the mastermind…
The investigating agency registered a money laundering case last month and conducted raids at several places and recovered digital evidence. Statements of the owners of the crypto wallets used in the crime were also recorded. The investigation revealed that money was transferred to all the wallets at the behest of Lakshya and he was the mastermind of this fraud. The main accused was produced in Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court, from where he was sent on the demand of the Enforcement Directorate for 5 days.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : July 24, 2024, 22:03 IST
The young man cheated an American woman by posing as a Microsoft agent. This amount was taken from the woman through cryptocurrency.Now ED has taken action against the youth on the complaint of the woman.
New Delhi. A year ago, in the month of July, a boy from Delhi called an American woman. This young man was a part of a cyber fraud gang. The young man told the woman on the phone that he was an agent of the famous software company Microsoft. In the name of getting work done, he gradually got the woman to transfer $400,000 (Rs 3.3 crore) to a cryptocurrency wallet. This woman named Lisa Roth hardly knew that she had become a victim of cyber fraud.
When the woman complained about this, the matter reached the foreign ministries of two countries. Then an FIR was registered on her complaint in Gujarat and investigation began. Seeing the cryptocurrency and illegal transfer of money in the case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) also became active in the investigation. After a year, now the ED has arrested a bookie and cryptocurrency handler from Delhi who called the woman. Bookie Lakshya Vij lived in Dilshad Garden in East Delhi. Gujarat Police arrested him from Cross River Mall in East Delhi. It was also alleged that a senior police officer of Delhi Police had got him released.
Also read:- Even if the enemy is in trouble… India does not back down from helping, see the valor of the Navy in the video
To whom did the money reach?
The investigation revealed that the money transferred by Roth went to the wallets of Praful Gupta and his mother Sarita Gupta. During the investigation, it was also revealed that a person named Karan Chugh was receiving this money from Gupta and depositing it in different wallets. After this, this amount was transferred to different Indian fake accounts by selling a cryptocurrency. This money was transferred at the behest of Karan and Lakshya. Later, they used the money received from people on betting apps like Fair Play 24.
The target is the mastermind…
The investigating agency registered a money laundering case last month and conducted raids at several places and recovered digital evidence. Statements of the owners of the crypto wallets used in the crime were also recorded. The investigation revealed that money was transferred to all the wallets at the behest of Lakshya and he was the mastermind of this fraud. The main accused was produced in Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court, from where he was sent on the demand of the Enforcement Directorate for 5 days.
Tags: enforcement directorate, Rouse Avenue Court, US News
FIRST PUBLISHED : July 24, 2024, 22:03 IST