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The Indian police have secured the arrest of five suspects tied to a work-from-home task scam, dismantling the entire criminal enterprise. According to the police, it busted the cybercrime syndicate that scammed a woman of over Rs. 17.29 lakh (approximately $21,000) through the bogus scam. The Indian police said it has arrested and identified the accused as Krish, Deepa, Gaurav, Manthan, and Nidhi Agarwal, who allegedly worked as a cryptocurrency handler. The matter was first brought to the attention of the Indian police in July, after a 29-year-old woman located in Burari filed an FIR complaint against the group. The woman claimed she was lured into the scheme, carried out majorly on Telegram, while she was searching for a job. Indian police apprehend suspects in bogus crypto theft According to the FIR filed by the woman, the suspects preyed on her desperation to secure a job to scam her. The scammers allegedly convinced the woman to carry out online tasks on Telegram and make UPI payments, promising her commissions at the end of the overall tasks. Unknown to her, the tasks were entirely fabricated, and she was sending the funds to the criminals. In addition, the Indian police added that the criminals also misused her credentials, using her details to take out personal loans worth around Rs. 8.8 lakh (approximately $11,000). The police mentioned that they were able to uncover the complex laundering trail using a mix of technical surveillance, digital forensics, and financial transaction analysis. The stolen money was moved through multiple bank accounts before being converted into digital assets (mostly USDT) and then being sold on several Telegram-based crypto dealer groups. The police mentioned that after getting enough information to go after the criminals, they carried out strategic raids at different locations across Delhi, leading to the arrest…

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