Archive · 3 Sep 2025
Gang Busted for Selling Bank Accounts and SIMs to Cyber Fraudsters
Some people in Patiala were doing something bad.
They were tricking young people into opening bank accounts and getting SIM cards.
They told them it was for fake jobs.
Then, they would take the ATM cards and online banking details.
They sent these accounts and SIM cards to people in the Philippines who used them to commit cyber fraud.
The police found out and arrested four people.
They also found that the gang sent about 50 SIM cards to the Philippines.
This helped the police stop the cybercrime.
Police in Patiala busted a gang involved in providing bank accounts and SIM cards.
The gang was providing these resources to cyber fraudsters based in the Philippines.
Four members of the gang have been arrested so far.
The gang lured young people into opening bank accounts under false pretenses.
Approximately 50 SIM cards were sent by the gang to the Philippines.
- Who
- Patiala police, Pankaj, Arshdeep, Manga Singh, and Philippines-based cyber fraudsters.
- What
- A gang was busted for providing bank accounts and SIM cards to cyber fraudsters.
- When
- Tuesday
- Where
- Patiala, with operations targeting the Philippines.
- Why
- To facilitate cyber fraud by providing necessary financial and communication tools.
- Gang Members Arrested
- Four
- Location of Fraudsters
- Philippines
- Items Provided by Gang
- Bank accounts, mobile SIM cards
- Number of SIMs Sent
- Approximately 50
- Gang's Method
- Luring youngsters to open bank accounts for fictitious jobs