GUWAHATI, SEP 24: Amid a spate in cybercrimes in Tinsukia district, police have released a list of 39 phone numbers used by the fraudsters for sextortion and blackmailing. They have also listed two bank account numbers used to extort money from the victims.
Several cases of sextortion were recently reported in Tinsukia where the victims were forced to pay exorbitant amounts after being tricked into making nude video calls by cyber criminals. In one such case, the victim had already paid Rs 25 lakh to the fraudsters. Fearing social stigma, he didn’t approach the police at first but when the fraudsters started demanding more money, he lodged a complaint.
The police said several victims of sextortion even contemplated suicide before approaching the cops.
“There have been a series of incidents in Tinsukia district wherein a gang of cyber criminals make a video call to their targets and the moment they accept it, obscene pictures and a nude female appears on the screen, which gets recorded automatically. Later, the person concerned is blackmailed. Many have already fallen prey to this gang and lost huge amounts of money. It’s our sincere request to all to be alert and report any such matter to the nearest police station without any hesitation,” Tinsukia SP Debojit Deuri said.
He added, “We have come across a few mobile numbers and bank accounts that were used to trap people and demand money from the victims. We appeal to all citizens to check if they encountered these numbers and bank accounts. The victims may raise complaints for taking necessary action.”
The phone number of the fraudsters released by Tinsukia police are: 9348055687/22957965408/22959032495/22959032239/ +1(224)3397860/+1(315)9951445/+1(605)7767616/+1(639)3969078/+1(715)6026093/+1(731)3199623/+1(740)4783413/+1(779)3799262/9394887561/9001570782/9462262254/8967235849/9830048707/ 9777541529/8403098611/9473983577/+22951845110/9955598085/6297704947/6390344394/+911725340220/+911725340210/+9779821485720/+919547355215/+918811960897/+8801961084070/+918260366359/+916370745453/7234940466/7001389267/9336093407/8453122518/9707978148/7872770459/8293421591.
They have also released the details of two bank accounts used for sextortion. They are: Simran Bano, City Union Bank, Aerodrom Circle, Kota, Rajasthan, A/c no: 500101012953430 and Raushan Kumar, HDFC Bank, A/c no: 50100551942327.