Ahmedabad man loses ₹2.46 cr in ‘online ratings’ scam, accused caught

Updated on Nov 9, at 4 p.m.

Accused in the case of online scam for ‘rating links’ where an Ahmedabad man registered a cybercrime complaint of being conned of ₹2.46 cr on bogus links of a tour and travel site, have been caught.

Ahmedabad cybercrime arrested two individuals, Nikunj Khemani and Rutul Kanabar, on Nov 8. Khemani is a Surat resident, while Kanabar lives in Ahmedabad.

Other than Vakil’s ₹2.46 cr fraud, approximately 20 cases of online fraud were registered against the two from across the country.

Further police investigation has revealed that initially Kanabar created a firm named Saksham Trading, and deposited the money into that account. He had deposited the fraudulent ₹2.46 cr into 29 different bank accounts.

Updated on Sept 11, at 5.11 p.m.

n another case of online scam for ‘rating links’, an Ahmedabad man has registered a complaint in the cybercrime police of being conned of ₹2.46 cr on bogus links of a tour and travel site.

Victim approached through app, made hefty transactions

A stock trader and a practising accountant, Jayesh Vakil, has fallen victim to an online scam through the instant messaging app, Telegram. Vakil, resident of Ahmedabad’s Isanpur area, received a link on Telegram on July 27 from a lady named Samiksha, who had asked him to submit ratings on a travel company’s site and promised significant monetary rewards for it. 

Vakil, eyeing more money, was coaxed by the attractive returns.

Vakil was asked to submit a trial balance of ₹11,000, after which he received his personal account credentials for submitting the ratings.

Thereafter, he was required to submit another ₹11,000 to keep earning the task commission, against which he had also received ₹1,500 as a commission amount.

The victim was given tasks in several slots, and on the successful completion of 90% of them, he received ₹1,000 in his account.

Lost ₹2.46 cr in rating scam

Over a period of a few months, Vakil made 29 different transactions amounting to ₹2.46 cr in the name of deluxe orders, unique orders, etc.

Vakil had made several calls to get his money back after he had lost such a hefty amount, but the phone number was switched off by the perpetrators.

Vakil then took this matter to the cybercrime department and filed a complaint against unknown persons.

Sources at  the cybercrime police inform that the money was transferred into several ICICI Bank and Yes Bank accounts in Mumbai and other locations.

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