6 arrested for duping people by creating fake websites of Big Basket
Explaining modus operandi, police said the target ads on Facebook included “Shop Now- Get 60% off on fresh mangoes and fruits”, “Monday Special Deal- get 30% off on wheat, daal…”, etc.
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On Monday, a cyber helpline team of Gautam Buddha Nagar busted the gang. Senior officials said the accused managed to dupe hundreds across the country with the help of their fake websites, and target advertising on Facebook and other social media. Six men from Noida and Ghaziabad have been arrested for allegedly creating fake websites of D-Mart, Big Basket and Big Bazaar and cheating hundreds of people of crores of rupees. Police said the accused would almost empty the accounts of the victims and manage to earn crores in the last five-six months.
On Monday, a cyber helpline team of Gautam Buddha Nagar busted the gang. Senior officials said the accused managed to dupe hundreds across the country with the help of their fake websites, and target advertising on Facebook and other social media. Explaining modus operandi, police said the target ads on Facebook included “Shop Now- Get 60% off on fresh mangoes and fruits”, “Monday Special Deal- get 30% off on wheat, daal…”, etc.
“The ads were run in a specific manner at evening and morning hours to attract maximum customers. When people saw the ad, they would be directed to the fake website. Since D-Mart and Big Basket are big names, customers would place huge orders and provide all their personal details and banking details. The accused used this to hack into their SMS system and would steal all their money from their multiple bank accounts and credit cards,” said an officer.
The accused, Vineet Kumar, Dhruv Solanki, Gaurav Talan, Salman Khan, Santosh Maurya and Manoj Maurya, are college graduates. “We have seized three laptops, four phones, two debit cards, Rs 11,700 and a Hyundai i10 car from the gang,” Additional DCP (Central Noida) Rajeev Dixit said. An accused revealed he was making fake websites with help of APK files and created fake Facebook accounts which were used to publish target ads, said police.
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