Hyderabad: A special team from Cyberabad cybercrime has busted an organised interstate cyber fraud racket involved in SIM swap and OTP diversion, arresting six persons accused in fraudulent transactions amounting to ₹77,75,451.
According to cybercrime DCP T. Sai Manohar, the accused impersonated officials of an MNC bank’s credit card division and induced victims to convert e SIMs into physical SIM cards under the pretext of DoT verification. Preloaded mobile devices containing malicious applications were dispatched to victims through courier services. Once SIM cards were inserted, OTPs and banking alerts were diverted to the accused, enabling unauthorised access to bank accounts and fraudulent online transactions.
The accused were arrested on transit warrants and remanded in judicial custody. Cash amounting to ₹15 lakh was recovered from their residences in West Bengal.
Those arrested are Selim Monda, Saiyad Hasim Reza alias Tippu, Bansidhar, Abdul Alim SK alias Mittu, Mijanur Rahaman Shaik, and Mehebub Alam Ansari alias Suraj. Police seized 11 mobile phones, a laptop and cash from their possession. They have been produced for judicial remand, Sai Manohar said.
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