Man arrested for cheating using fake text messages
Accused used texts showing transfer of money to buy gadgets
A 24-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly cheating people by showing fake text messages of money transfer to their accounts on the pretext of buying costly gadgets from them, the police said on Wednesday.
In April, a new app 'False Text Message' was launched and the accused, Rishi Kapoor, started using it to dupe people.
“He used to show fake text messages from banks regarding a particular amount being debited from his account and getting transferred to the seller's account,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Ishwar Singh.
Kapoor revealed that he had cheated people of 28-30 iPhones and four Apple Macbooks.
He used to call the sellers of costly gadgets who had advertised on portals like OLX, Quikr, etc. After finalising a price, he used to buy the gadget by showing or forwarding a fake message of money transfer, he said.
Purchase of laptop
In June, one Nisha Gajwani approached the police with the complaint that Kapoor had visited her house for purchasing her laptop after seeing an advertisement on a portal, they added.
He told her that he had transferred the money online in her account and showed a text message that Rs. 45,000 had been transferred to her account and bought the laptop. Later, she found that the money had not been credited and approached the police.
The police obtained call details of Kapoor and it was found that he was shuttling between Delhi and Mumbai frequently.
On the intervening night of September 3 and 4, Kapoor was arrested from Mayur Vihar, said the DCP. Ten debit and credit cards of different banks, a branded wrist watch and a mobile phone were recovered from him.
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