Delhi Police have arrested four people while investigating an alleged ₹12 lakh work-from-home cyber fraud linked to a China-based network. Police allege the suspects supplied mule bank accounts to foreign fraudsters running task-based scams and helped move or convert suspected proceeds. The investigation began after a victim was allegedly induced to deposit money for online tasks and later faced additional demands when attempting to withdraw promised returns. Technical and financial analysis reportedly led investigators to the accused, with bank records, SIM cards and digital evidence seized.
China-Linked Cyber Fraud Syndicate Busted In Delhi, Four Arrested
Delhi Police arrested Geetam Singh, Dhruv, Anuj Sharma and Gagan Yadav in connection with an alleged Rs 12 lakh work-from-home cyber fraud case.
The Delhi Police has busted a China-linked cyber fraud syndicate which allegedly supplied mule bank accounts to foreign fraudsters and arrested four people during the probe into the Rs 12 lakh scam. The case was registered after a man was allegedly duped of Rs 12 lakh through a work-from-home job offer involving online tasks and attractive returns promised.
A senior police officer said the arrested accused have been identified as Geetam Singh (29), Dhruv (21), Anuj Sharma (27) and Gagan Yadav (26). The syndicate was said to have supplied mule bank accounts to foreign fraudsters behind work-from-home, task-based scams so that money collected from victims could be funneled through accounts run by other people.
Police said that the victim was initially asked to deposit security money for completing online tasks and was assured of attractive returns on the money deposited. When the victim tried to withdraw the alleged earnings, fraudsters reportedly demanded more money on various pretexts, leading to a reported loss of Rs 12 lakh.
An e-FIR was registered on July 17, following which Delhi Police initiated a detailed probe into transaction trails, communications and digital identifiers associated with the alleged fraud. Police analyzed communications and found that the IDs used by the alleged fraudsters were linked to IP addresses geolocated to China during the investigation, the officer said.
China-Linked Cyber Fraud Syndicate Under Police Investigation
Further probe into the trail of money revealed that a part of the cheated amount was transferred to a bank account of Gagan Yadav, provided to the victim by the foreign fraudsters.
Technical surveillance later led police to Geetam Singh, who allegedly admitted to supplying mule accounts to cyber fraudsters based in China and converting cyber fraud proceeds into USDT in return for commission.
Police said chats recovered from Singh’s mobile phone revealed communication with China-based fraudsters, while Singh allegedly disclosed that the relevant bank account had been arranged through Dhruv.
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Later, police conducted a raid in Ghaziabad, arrested Dhruv, and recovered nine bank passbooks, five SIM cards, and a register detailing commission earned for providing bank accounts.
It is alleged that when questioned, Dhruv told police that Anuj Sharma had assisted Gagan Yadav in opening the bank account and arranging the SIM card linked to it.
Sharma was later arrested by the police in Noida, and a mobile phone was recovered from him that contained chat conversations allegedly related to commission payments in connection with bank accounts.
Police said Gagan Yadav was later arrested in Etawah in Uttar Pradesh and allegedly confessed to receiving commission for giving his bank account to the syndicate.
How The Alleged Cyber Fraud Network Operated
The accused are said to have helped the operation by arranging mule accounts, SIM cards, routing and layering of the cheated money, and converting the proceeds into cryptocurrency to cover up the financial trails, police said.
The use of mule accounts complicates cybercrime investigations as funds may be transferred through several accounts before being converted, transferred or withdrawn, which makes the original destination more difficult to establish.
Investigators are looking into communications, account records, SIM cards, commission registers and cryptocurrency transactions to get the full picture of the alleged syndicate’s structure and reach.
The probe is still on, and police are trying to identify other persons who may have given the accounts, handled communications or were involved in moving alleged proceeds of fraud," the Delhi Police said.
The case highlights the continuing dangers of online work-from-home and task-based scams, while Sprouts News will follow up on other developments as investigators pursue potential additional victims and transactions.
