Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Five Arrested After Delhi Credit Card Fraud, Fake Website Unearthed
Police in Delhi arrested five people accused of running a credit card scam.
One person allegedly called Prashant Sharma and pretended to be a bank worker.
The caller offered to increase Sharma’s credit limit.
Sharma then entered his card information on a fake bank website.
Police said the information was used for transactions totaling about Rs 31,663.
The money was allegedly used to buy a small gold bar.
Police said some suspects made calls, while others supplied phones, SIM cards or technical help.
Investigators are checking whether the group was connected to more victims and trying to recover the money.
Five Delhi residents were arrested for allegedly cheating Prashant Sharma by posing as bank representatives and offering to increase his credit limit.
Police said Sharma entered his confidential card details on a fraudulent website, leading to unauthorised transactions worth about Rs 31,663.
The accused allegedly used the stolen details to purchase a one-gram gold bar, which was delivered to an address in Tilak Nagar.
Police identified Gaurav Sharma as the alleged website creator, while Karan and Rakesh Kumar allegedly operated a call centre in Mangolpuri.
Police recovered mobile phones, SIM cards and a laptop, and linked 14 National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal complaints to the recovered phones.
- Who
- Five Delhi residents—Karan, Rakesh Kumar, Faizan, Raunak and Gaurav Sharma—were arrested; Prashant Sharma was the alleged victim.
- What
- Police allege that the group posed as bank representatives, collected credit card details through a fake website and carried out unauthorised transactions of about Rs 31,663.
- When
- The case was registered and arrests began on September 9; the report was issued on September 10.
- Where
- The victim was a resident of Karawal Nagar, the alleged call centre operated from Mangolpuri, and the purchased gold bar was delivered to an unspecified address in Tilak Nagar.
- Why
- Police allege the accused sought confidential card details to conduct unauthorised transactions and concealed their identities using multiple phones and SIM cards.
- Victim
- Prashant Sharma, a resident of Karawal Nagar
- Alleged loss
- Approximately Rs 31,663
- Alleged purchase
- A one-gram gold bar
- Arrests
- Five people, all residents of Delhi
- Recovered items
- Nine mobile phones in total and one laptop
- Linked complaints
- 14 complaints from different parts of India were linked to recovered phones
- Investigation status
- Further investigation is underway to identify associates and recover the proceeds