Four people, including three housewives, have reported being victims of this group.
Two identified individuals have been arrested in connection with Jamnagar’s cybercrime. Viren Ganatra and Hardik Chohan, both inhabitants of Rajkot. Three more suspects are on the run. Police believe the number of casualties could be higher, with victims coming from other districts.
Police said the suspect hacked the Facebook account of a person with a weak password. Many people, especially those unfamiliar with cyberbullying, use weak passwords such as mobile phone numbers or mobile phone number and date of birth combinations.
Cybercriminals managed to obtain personal information of such people and combined these information to try to create passwords for FB accounts. When you access an account, we look at the person’s friend list and focus on vulnerable people, such as housewives and people over the age of 45.
Then use the hacked account to send a chat message stating “My account has been hacked. To access my account you need OTP from 5 of my FB friends.” Masu.
If the person you’re chatting with agrees to send you an OTP, the password on their account will be reset. They then use the person’s account and message the person’s FB friends asking for money.
Inspector PP Jha of Cyber Crime Police Station in Jamnagar said, “They denied access to the original user’s FB account and demanded money from the FB user’s relatives, citing reasons such as hospitalization and tuition fees. ‘ said.
Jah said he has identified all the suspects and is analyzing the database. “We believe there are other victims of this gang. We have notified other district police to provide details on such complaints.”