The head of this gang Ashish Ahire, 32, a technology expert who had studied from London was arrested from Gujarat.
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The Mumbai police, on Tuesday, released a list of 12 fake shopping sites and warned people to not “fall in the dark web of fake sites!”
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Don't Fall In The Dark Web Of Fake Sites!
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) January 19, 2021
Mumbai Cyber Police arrested an IT expert from Gujarat, busting a fake online shopping racket.
Using fake websites selling household items, accused duped 22,000+ people for more than ₹70 lakh.#MumbaiCaseFiles #CyberSafety pic.twitter.com/ehTuZ8EJf2
This step is taken in view of the recent arrest of a man who had duped 22,000 people across the country of Rs 70 lakh through fake shopping websites.
As per Hindustan Times, the cyber cell had received several complaints against website shopiiee.com.
“The fake website was selling dress material, imitation jewellery, and other household items through advertisements on Facebook,” said Rashmi Karandikar, deputy commissioner of police (DCP) (cyber crime). Further investigation revealed that the gang had duped 22,000 people from around the country.
The head of this gang Ashish Ahire, 32, a technology expert who had studied from London was arrested from Gujarat. Eleven other websites have been identified by the city police who have similar records of cheating people.
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