Archive · 6 Aug 2025
ED Probes ₹260 Cr Cyber Fraud Across Multiple Locations
Some criminals pretended to be police or tech support to trick people.
They threatened victims to get money.
The criminals then converted the money into digital currency, like Bitcoin, and sent it through different ways to hide it.
The government is looking into this because it's a form of money laundering.
The Enforcement Directorate searched several places to find evidence.
The Ministry of Home Affairs blocked numerous accounts and SIM cards used for these scams.
ED conducted searches at 11 locations in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, and Dehradun.
The investigation is a money laundering probe into a cyber fraud.
Cybercriminals impersonated police, investigating agencies, Microsoft, and Amazon tech support.
Victims were extorted via digital arrest scams, resulting in losses of ₹260 crore.
Illicit gains were converted to Bitcoin and USDT, and laundered via hawala operators.
- Who
- Cybercriminals impersonating police and tech support.
- What
- ED is probing a ₹260 crore money laundering case linked to cyber fraud.
- When
- Raids were conducted on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
- Where
- Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, and Dehradun.
- Why
- To investigate money laundering and cyber fraud.
- Agency
- Enforcement Directorate (ED)
- Locations Raided
- Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Dehradun
- Alleged Crimes
- Impersonation, Extortion, Money Laundering
- Total Amount
- ₹260 crore
- Modus Operandi
- Digital arrest scam, impersonation
- Digital Assets
- Bitcoin and USDT
Sources
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