Delhi Cyber Fraud Case: ED has arrested a person from Delhi in connection with the cyber fraud case of an American woman. Lakshya Vij, a resident of Dilshad Garden area, is accused of cyber fraud of about 3.3 crores from Lisa Roth, who lives in America. On Tuesday, ED presented Lakshya Vij in the court, where he has been sent to ED remand for 5 days. The accused has been arrested on Monday under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
Cyber fraud was done in this way
According to the agency’s report, the case dates back to July 4, 2024, when the accused hacked the laptop of an American woman, due to which a number was showing on the laptop. When the woman called on that number, the accused introduced himself as a Microsoft agent and asked the woman to transfer 4 lakh US dollars to a cryptocurrency wallet. At that time, the woman had no idea that she was going to be subjected to cyber fraud.
When the woman checked her crypto account after a few days, she was shocked. The account was completely empty. After this, the woman complained about it to the authorities, after which this matter reached India and the CBI registered a case and started investigating.
Money was being used on betting apps like Fair Play 24
According to reports, the money stolen from the American woman was transferred to the wallets of Praful Gupta and his mother Sarika Gupta. After this, this amount was being deposited in different wallets. Then the cryptocurrency was sold and deposited in Indian bank accounts in fake names. Finally, this money was being used in betting apps like Fair Play 24.
The investigating agencies have registered a case of money laundering and conducted raids at several places and recovered evidence against the accused.
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