UP Cyber Police busted fake franchise racket cheating investors via fake websites
The Uttar Pradesh Cyber Police arrested a gang of three men that allegedly duped people by offering franchises through their fake websites of well-known brands and popular government schemes.
The gang operated multiple fake websites of iconic brands, offering dealerships and distributorship to aspiring businessmen who dreamed of having their outlet of a well-known firm. The gang also cheated people by creating look-a-like websites of popular financing and insurance companies. They also had many fake websites in the name of government schemes.
Cops discovered that the fraudsters cheated the people by using multiple bank accounts and a large number of bogus SIM cards. Three gang members were arrested after extensive surveillance. According to a senior officer, “based on technical surveillance, it was also discovered that a large number of people across the country had become victims of such fake websites.”
Prof Triveni Singh, SP, Cyber Crime, Uttar Pradesh, explained that the gang created look-a-like websites of popular brands, then registered similar-sounding domains and enrolled and promoted these fake sites through Google Ads for higher ranking and visibility.
Some of the fake websites created by the gang were: www.royalenfielddealer.net , www.jawamotorcycledealership.net , www.revoltdealers.co.in , www.easydayfranchise.com , www.herballife.ind.in , www.motherdairydealership.com , www.savebc.net/webmail , enq@oxigenpvtltd.in, www.quickloan.ind.in , www.kusumyojna.ind.in
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