Online fraudster arrested by CCS

Hyderabad, Aug 24: The Central Crime Station (CCS) Police have arrested an online fraudster, who had cheated people by publishing a fake government tender notice in a leading news papers and websites.

While coming to details, The accused identified as Amjed Sohail Ahmed (44), businessman and resident of New Delhi would post tender notices on online through websites tender247.com and tendersinfo.com on the pretext of Central government tender notices.

On noticing the above tenders, if anyone contacts regarding the tenders, the accused communicates with them over the phone and asks them to transfer the money as EMD (Earnest Money Deposit) to bank accounts and through RTGS (online transactions).

Later, he would avoid them from further communication."In the same way, the accused had cheated many people by collecting money dishonestly," said CCS DCP Avinash Mohanty.

After the police received a complaint from a Hyderabad resident, T Srinivas Raghu, Executive Director of AP Productivity Council (Banjara Hills) on July 15, the Detective Department began the investigation.

The accused had trapped the victim by publishing an advertisement in a website and a leading national daily.