Archive · 28 Sep 2025
Cybercrime Web Spreads: From Jamtara to Southeast Asia
Imagine a group of internet bad guys who steal money.
They started in one place but now operate worldwide.
They trick people into giving them money or personal information.
They use fake phone calls to scare people or pretend to be from important places.
The criminals get SIM cards and bank accounts to commit the crimes, often buying them from people who don't know any better.
The police are trying to catch them and are asking people to be careful when sending money online.
Cybercrime operations have expanded from Jamtara to Southeast Asia and Dubai.
Chandigarh Police investigations revealed transnational syndicates.
Syndicates use SIM box technology for mass-scale fraud.
Rajasthan has emerged as a hub for cybercriminals.
Police are registering FIRs against those whose accounts/SIMs are misused.
- Who
- Transnational cybercrime syndicates
- What
- Phishing scams and digital arrest frauds
- When
- Investigations ongoing
- Where
- Southeast Asia, India (multiple states), Dubai
- Why
- To commit financial fraud
- Primary Locations
- Jamtara, Dubai, Cambodia, & Rajasthan
- Modus Operandi
- Phishing and digital arrest scams, misuse of SIMs and bank accounts
- Technological Tools
- SIM box technology, IVR calls
- Number of Arrests (Chandigarh Police)
- 109
- Hotspots in Chandigarh
- Sector 46 and Manimajra
- Targeted Scams
- Digital arrest, banking fraud
