Mumbai Police uncover credit card fraud linked to online game portals

The accused purchased the points from international game portals by using card details procured through skimmers and then transferred them to buyersrsquo accounts at cheaper ratesThe Mulund police have uncovered an interstate credit and debit card fraud with the arrest of two conmen recently They said that the accused would purchase online points from international game portals by using card details that were procured through skimmers and then transfer them to the buyers accounts at cheaper rates to play games like PUBG Global teen patti Moonfrogs lab and Octro Inc across the countryThe police lodged a complaint from an advocate who said that Rs 15618 was transferred from her credit card account After investigations they found out that the accused had used skimmers at an ATM kiosk in order to copy the bank data of the womanThe accused Hitesh Kumar alias Akshay Mahendra Bhai Patel 21 and Natvarlal Devji Bhai Thakore 39 both from Mahadevnagar village in Ahmedabad were arrested on May 18 2019 They were produced before a court and sent to police custody till May 27 2019Also ReadPaytm employees fired as company hit with Rs 10 crore cashback fraudFake IDs for purchasePrakash Walke Inspector at Mulund police station said The accused are well known in their village for supplying game points at cheaper rates to gaming addicts They bought the points through random mobile numbers and transferred them to the buyers accounts after accepting money from them via PaytmPicture of the other accusedTo buy points online one requires a Facebook or Google ID The accused would create fake IDs of the villagers with their phone numbers without their knowledge and then purchase points by using card details which they would receive from their associates The police have found five people whose phone numbers the accused have used so farAlso ReadMumbai crime 65yrold held for visa fraudAdvocate Uma Shankar Sinlakar 49 withdrew Rs 5000 from an ATM kiosk near Mulund railway station on January 28 2019 Later around 20 transactions were made without the one time password OTP she said The police registered the case under Sections 419 Punishment for cheating by personation and 420 Cheating of the Indian Penal Code and Section 66 D Punishment for cheating by personation by using computer resource of the Information Technology Act 2000The accused allegedly told police that they would receive data that also contained Card Verification Value CVV numbers from the skimmers They claimed that if one uses the CVV number while shopping on international websites they do not ask for an OTP The Mumbai police are looking for the associates of the accused in the caseTop news stories of the dayElection Results 2019 The spectacular failure of Raj ThackerayNarendra Modis incredible journey From a tea seller to powerful PMRare candid photos of Amit Thackeray with family and friendsManmohan Singh Bal Thackeray Politicians whose lives have been turned into biopicsElection results 2019 Mumbai North East chooses Manoj KotakElections Results 2019 Thank you voters says Mumbai BJPDevendra Fadnavis Uddhav Thackeray swear by unbreakable allianceElection Results 2019 What next for Amit ShahMumbai Fire breaks out in building at Bhendi Bazaar 2 deadElection Results 2019 Victory thanks to senior party leaders say workersElections 2019 SenaBJP managed to retain 41 out of 48 seats in MaharashtraGajanan Kirtikar We won because we fulfilled the promises we made in past 5 yearsWayanad voted for a PM candidate got MP instead says social activistElections Results 2019 How contesting film celebs are faringElection Results 2019 How Axis My India nailed the exit pollsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates