DELHI CYBER POLICE BUSTED CROSS-BORDER CYBER FRAUD SYNDICATE,  TWO ACCUSED ARRESTED WITH  50 HIGH-VALUE MOBILE PHONES  

 ACCUSED ALLEGEDLY LINKED WITH CYBER FRAUDSTERS BASED IN BANGLADESH,  50 MOBILE PHONES, INCLUDING I PHONES, RECOVERED. 45 BRAND-NEW MOBILE PHONES WORTH APPROX. ₹25 LAKH RECOVERED.. INCRIMINATING CHATS INDICATING LINKS WITH OVERSEAS ASSOCIATES RECOVERED. INTERSTATE RAIDS CONDUCTED AT LUCKNOW AND KOLKATA.

Face2News/New Delhi

A complaint was received  on 07.08.2026, a through NCRP regarding a cyber fraud of ₹2,68,010/-. The complainant was allegedly lured through an Instagram advertisement offering an “American Express Black Credit Card” and subsequently contacted on WhatsApp by a person impersonating an American Express representative. He was induced to download the fraudulent “AMEX India” application and share his personal and credit-card details on the pretext of verification. The victim was kept engaged on the call, during which unauthorized transactions of ₹2,68,010/- were carried out on his HDFC credit cards through online instant-delivery/e-commerce platforms.

Accordingly, e-FIR No. 415/2026 U/s 318(4)/317(2)/319(2)/61(2) BNS, PS Cyber West, West District, Delhi, was registered and investigation was taken up.During investigation, technical data was obtained and analysed, which revealed that the fraudsters were operating from multiple locations and had links with Bangladesh. Further analysis of the available technical and transaction-related data generated concrete leads regarding the movement of the fraudulently purchased mobile phones and the members of the syndicate. The delivery locations were traced to Lucknow, Kolkata and Dhanbad.

Analysis of the IPDR indicated IP addresses associated with Bangladesh. The purchase details of the complainant’s credit card were obtained and analysed, revealing that high-value mobile phones had been purchased through online shopping platforms and delivered at different locations.

Further analysis of point-of-contact details, IP addresses and delivery locations generated concrete leads regarding the members of the syndicate. The delivery locations were found in Lucknow, Kolkata and Dhanbad, while fake SIM cards were linked to 24 Parganas, West Bengal.

Based on these leads, one team comprising SI Gaurav, HC Manish and HC Sunil proceeded to Lucknow, while another team comprising ASI Sandeep and HC Sandeep proceeded to Kolkata, under the supervision of SHO/Cyber West and ACP/Ops/West, with overall supervision of undersigned.

Based on technical surveillance and financial analysis, the team led by SI Gaurav conducted a raid at a private hotel in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and apprehended Md. Rashid Neyaz @ Danish. During the operation, 19 mobile phones were recovered.

During interrogation, the accused disclosed that he had come from Kolkata along with his associate Md. Asif to receive new mobile phones as per the directions of other members of the syndicate. It was further revealed that Md. Asif had taken around 30 new mobile phones from Lucknow to hand them over in Kolkata. The team immediately coordinated with the Kolkata team, which subsequently apprehended Md. Asif from Kolkata and recovered 31 brand-new mobile phones from his possession.Thus, a total of 50 mobile phones were recovered during the interstate operation, said, Harishwar V.  Swami,  IPS, DCP, West Distt. 

MODUS OPERANDI

Investigation has revealed that the syndicate allegedly followed a systematic modus operandi:

👉 Victims were targeted through social media advertisements offering an “American Express Black Credit Card.”
👉 The accused allegedly impersonated representatives of a reputed financial institution and contacted victims through WhatsApp.
👉 Victims were induced to download a fraudulent “AMEX India” application and share their mobile screens.
👉 Personal and credit-card details were obtained on the pretext of credit-score verification and card linking.
👉 The victims were kept engaged on calls while unauthorized transactions were carried out.
👉 Fraudulently obtained credit-card details were allegedly used to purchase high-value mobile phones through online instant-delivery/e-commerce platforms.
👉 The mobile phones were collected by different members of the syndicate and moved through an interstate network.
👉 Investigation has revealed that the accused were allegedly supplying the mobile phones to Bangladesh on commission basis.
👉 Digital messaging platforms were used for communication and coordination among the syndicate members. Incriminating chats recovered from the seized devices provided important leads regarding their coordination with overseas associates.

DETAILS OF ACCUSED

👉 Md. Rashid Neyaz @ Danish
R/o Kolkata, West Bengal, Age: 21 years

Role: Allegedly involved in receiving mobile phones purchased through fraudulent credit-card transactions and coordinating their collection as per directions of other syndicate members.

👉 Md. Asif R/o Kolkata, West Bengal, Age: 29 years

Role: Allegedly involved in receiving and transporting mobile phones purchased through fraudulent transactions for onward delivery to other members of the syndicate.

RECOVERY

👉 45 brand-new high-value mobile phones, including iPhones.
👉 05 mobile phones used by the accused persons.
👉 Approximate value of 45 brand-new recovered mobile phones: ₹25 lakh.
👉 Incriminating digital chats indicating coordination among members of the syndicate.

WORKED OUT CASES

👉 e-FIR No.: 415/2026
U/s 318(4)/317(2)/319(2)/61(2) BNS, PS Cyber West, West District, Delhi

Further investigation is in progress.