Police today claimed to have busted a gang with the arrest of four "cheats" who used dormant bank accounts and mobile phone numbers to siphon off lakhs of rupees.
The gang fraudulently withdrew lakhs of rupees from the dormant bank accounts of several persons by reissuing their old mobile numbers that were changed by them but still existed in their information with concerned banks, said Ravindra Yadav, Joint Commissioner (Crime) of Police.
The accused cheats Amit Chauhan,Vicky, Vinny Taneja and Rohit, all residents of Delhi were arrested by Crime Branch team near flyover at Noida-Akshardham Road in Mayur Vihar, he said.
Amit Chauhan had earlier worked as a recovery agent with a bank in Delhi.
The gang used to get issued dormant mobile phone numbers which were present in bank details of concerned customers who did not transact for long periods of time.
After this they would get issued cheque books through online banking using the old mobile phone numbers of bank customers discarded by them. Money was withdrawn through forged signatures and documents later, he said.
Various forged identity cards including Adhar and Voter id were recovered from them.
It is believed that the gang has been involved in 20 cases of cheating through their unique modus operandi and further investigation is on to find out their other victims, said the officer.
