Fake IT Firm Busted for Defrauding Nagpur Resident of Rs 5 Lakh

Three youths with only a 10th-grade education were arrested for allegedly cheating a Nagpur resident of Rs 5 lakh through an online scam. They ran a fake IT solutions company, which the victim found while seeking customer support for a mobile app.

In a significant bust by the Nagpur Cyber Police, three young men with limited academic backgrounds have been arrested for allegedly defrauding a resident of Rs 5 lakh. The trio, hailing from various parts of Mumbai, established a dubious IT solutions company named Samarth IT Solutions.

The victim, Atul Uike, encountered issues with the PhonePe app in May and sought help from what he believed was legitimate customer care. Uike found their contact details on Google and followed their instructions, which led to a video call during which the scammers manipulated his device settings.

Subsequently, over two days, three transactions amounting to Rs 5 lakh were debited from Uike's account. Upon realizing the fraud, Uike reported it to the cyber police, resulting in the swift arrest of the suspects.

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