Two men from Mumbai have been arrested by the Cyber Police in Nagpur for allegedly creating a fake email ID impersonating the Nagpur Cyber Police and using it to defraud several nationalized banks across the country.
The accused, Pradyum Anil Singh (26), a resident of Azad Chawl in Malad East, and Subham Pitambar Sahu (32), a resident of J N Road in Mulund West, were involved in a series of cyber frauds.
Pradyum, who previously worked in sales, shifted to cybercrime, while Shubham, a scriptwriter by profession, had two prior cyber fraud cases registered against him.
According to the police, the duo obtained account details through Telegram and then contacted various banks, including ICICI, SBI, HDFC, Bank of Baroda, A U Small Finance Bank, Federal Bank, Punjab National Bank, IndusInd Bank, and Kotak Mahindra Bank. They claimed that the accounts had been frozen due to suspected fraudulent activities and later swindled the victims by negotiating with them.
The police have apprehended the accused and are continuing their investigation.