Hyderabad: An investigation into a ₹10 crore cyber fraud scam targeting a 73-year-old man resulted in the apprehension of two delivery personnel in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Officials from the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) reported the arrests of 23-year-old Vinay Kumar and 28-year-old Maruti for supplying their bank accounts, where part of the victim’s funds were deposited during the fraudulent scheme.
The account in question was registered under Tinkan Technologies Pvt Ltd, with ₹4.62 crore credited to it. Authorities suspect that the cyber fraud operation may be linked to a network promoted by Chinese entities. Sources indicate that the investigators are searching for a third accomplice who persuaded the two men to open the accounts by offering them a commission of ₹10,000 for each.
The victim initially approached the police on September 10, claiming he had been defrauded of ₹10.61 crore by impersonators posing as officers from the Bombay police. He received a call from someone claiming to represent a public sector bank, warning him that his Aadhaar card was misused to create a bank account. Following instructions from the caller, the elderly man unknowingly became involved in a money laundering scheme, leading to him transferring his life savings into various accounts provided by the fraudsters. It wasn’t until a month later that he realized he had been scammed.
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