3 more nabbed from Mysore in part-time job fraud

Madurai: Madurai rural district cyber crime police have arrested three more people from Mysore in connection with the case of a Madurai man being cheated of more than Rs52.6 lakh last year in an online part-time job fraud. It was found that the accused have been cheating people from Tamil Nadu and Telangana and taking commissions. The cyber crime police team was investigating a complaint filed by a man from Silaiman station limits in Madurai rural on June 28. He said he was cheated of the amount by unknown people who lured him with false promises of an online part-time job. Subsequently, after tracing the bank accounts to which the complainant's money was sent, and freezing more than Rs76.5 lakh in balance in the bank accounts, police arrested a man from Kerala, Afsal alias Mujeeb Mohammed. He was found using one of the bank accounts. Further investigation was on to trace other accused as evidence pointed to a larger online part-time job fraud racket. People from different states were cheated of up to Rs 1.8 crore by cyber criminals, with individuals like Afsal receiving commissions of about Rs 50,000 for opening bank accounts.On Tuesday, Madurai district superintendent of police B K Arvind said in a statement that three others from Karnataka were arrested in the case from Mysore and remanded in judicial custody. The accused were M Salman Khan, 30, S Zuberulla Khan, 23, and R Girish, 25. Police also seized mobile phones and sim cards used by them. In case of any financial loss due to online fraud, public can call the cyber crime toll-free helpline number 1930. Complaints of any cyber crime can be filed with cyber crime police through the website at www.cybercrime.gov.in as well.
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