Delhi Police have busted an alleged cyber fraud syndicate operating from Jharkhand and arrested two men for allegedly cheating people through fraudulent credit card transactions while impersonating bank officials, news agency IANS reported on Sunday. The accused were identified as Aftab Ansari, 24, and Abdul Majid, 23. The Cyber Police Station of Shahdara district arrested the two in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district after a four-day operation and recovered three mobile phones allegedly containing WhatsApp chats and other digital evidence linked to the fraud.
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According to police, the investigation began after a complaint by Tarnjeet Singh, who alleged that persons posing as HDFC Bank officials contacted him by phone and WhatsApp claiming they could help update his credit card KYC details, after which he discovered unauthorised transactions on his credit cards. Police traced a Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra worth Rs 1,39,999, bought with the disputed transactions on JioMart, to a delivery address in the Jharia area of Dhanbad. After four days of surveillance and field verification, the team arranged a decoy mobile phone delivery with a delivery agent's help; the two accused arrived to receive it and were apprehended, officials said. Two phones were recovered from Ansari and one from Majid.
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Shahdara DCP Rajendra Prasad Meena said preliminary investigation suggests the accused allegedly worked with associates to pose as bank representatives, offering KYC-update help to obtain card numbers and CVV details, and allegedly used screen-sharing to access one-time passwords and make unauthorised purchases, Top Indian News reported. Police said the accused and their associates allegedly advertised KYC-update help on social media including Facebook and directed people to online forms collecting personal details, mostly targeting people above 50, IANS reported. The compromised card details were allegedly used to buy expensive phones online, delivered in Jharkhand and West Bengal and later sold locally.
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Preliminary investigation suggests almost 50 people were deceived in this way, IANS reported, while Top Indian News said investigators suspect more than 50 people may have been targeted and that the total financial loss is yet to be established. Police said they are still verifying the number of victims and whether a wider network was involved. Delhi Police advised the public not to share credit card details, CVVs, OTPs or PINs on phone or video calls, or share mobile screens with unknown people. The allegations against the two men have not been proved in court.