Archive · 25 Dec 2025
Cyber Fraudsters Lure Mules with Free Travel
Some bad people on the internet trick others into letting them use their bank accounts.
They promise free trips and fancy hotel stays.
Two men, a cab driver and a vegetable seller, fell for this trick.
They got free tickets and hotel rooms, but they were actually helping the bad people steal money.
The police found out and arrested them.
It's important to be careful with online offers that seem too good to be true.
Cybercriminals lure individuals with promises of high returns and free travel.
Victims receive airline tickets and hotel accommodations in different cities.
Two men, a cab driver and a vegetable vendor, were tricked via social media ads.
Their bank accounts were used to launder money from cybercrime victims.
Police investigation revealed the sale of mule accounts on social media platforms.
- Who
- Cybercriminals and unsuspecting individuals (a cab driver and a vegetable vendor)
- What
- Luring individuals to become mules for their bank accounts in exchange for free travel and high returns
- When
- Recent (specific dates not mentioned)
- Where
- Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad, Kolkata, Udaipur
- Why
- To facilitate cybercrime by using mule accounts to launder money
- Victims
- Cab driver from Pune, vegetable vendor from Pimpri Chinchwad
- Destinations
- Kolkata, Udaipur
- Accommodations
- Three-star hotel, resort
- Modus Operandi
- Social media ads promising high returns
- Investigation
- Pimpri Chinchwad police probe into mule account sales
- Consequences
- Arrests due to involvement in cybercrime