Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Jharkhand Men Arrested After Delhi Man Loses Over Rs 10 Lakh in Cyber Scam
Someone in Delhi lost over 10 lakh rupees to a cyber scam.
They got a call from someone pretending to be from the bank, who tricked them into clicking a bad link on WhatsApp.
This link let the scammers steal money from their account.
The police caught two men from Jharkhand involved in the scam.
These men pretended to be bank employees to trick people.
They used fake names and cards to get the money.
They got the SIM cards and scam tools from places known for cybercrime.
Two men from Jharkhand were arrested for allegedly scamming a Delhi man out of Rs 10.64 lakh.
The victim received a call from someone posing as an SBI representative who sent a malicious WhatsApp link.
The scammers used the stolen funds for payments, including an Axis Bank credit card and Google Ads.
The accused allegedly used Amazon Pay to identify potential victims by linking phone numbers to associated banks.
The accused are from Jharkhand, and used SIM cards from the Jamtara region, a cybercrime hotspot.
- Who
- Shankar Dan and Pradeep Kumar Dan were arrested.
- What
- Two men were arrested for cyber fraud, after a Delhi man lost over Rs 10 lakh to a scam.
- When
- The arrests were made after a Delhi man reported the fraud on June 30.
- Where
- The accused were arrested in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, and Birbhum, West Bengal.
- Why
- The men were involved in a cyber scam where they tricked a man into installing a malicious file to steal money.
Cybercriminals' Actions
Victims' Experience
Intentional Deception
Cybercriminals' Actions
The accused intentionally used deceptive methods like impersonation and malicious links to carry out financial frauds
Victims' Experience
N/A
- Victim's Loss
- Rs 10.64 lakh
- Accused 1 Name
- Shankar Dan
- Accused 2 Name
- Pradeep Kumar Dan
- Location of Arrest
- Dhanbad, Jharkhand and Birbhum, West Bengal
- Methods used by Scammers
- WhatsApp link, impersonation, and malicious APK file
- Funds Utilized For
- Payments to Axis Bank credit card and Google Ads services.