Fraudsters Trapped Victim Using Fake Fishing Link
Job Trap via Telegram: BDT 94 Lakh Scam Ring Busted, 2 Sent to Jail
- Fraudsters dupe a job seeker out of BDT 94.19 lakh via deceptive Telegram phishing link
- Police arrest core scam syndicate members Zulhas and Prohor from Kishorganj
- Court sends duo to jail and sets Tuesday for hearing on a 10-day remand prayer
Police have arrested two members of a cyber scam syndicate involved in swindling BDT 94.19 lakh from a job seeker by luring him via Telegram and redirecting him to a fake phishing website. The arrestees—Zulhas Uddin (39) and Prohor (28)—were produced before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court in Dhaka on Friday (September 18), which ordered them sent to jail.
Seeking to unearth the broader network, the investigating officer petitioned for a 10-day remand. Following the initial hearing, Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam ordered the defendants to be lodged in custody and fixed Tuesday (September 22) for the remand hearing. The duo had been apprehended during a late-night raid in Kishorganj Sadar on Thursday (September 17).
According to the case statement, victim Mehedi Haq Lyon (49) received a lucrative job offer from an unknown Telegram ID posing as 'Jealous Jewelry' on August 24 last year. When he expressed interest, the scammers provided a phishing link mirroring a legitimate corporate website. Once trapped in the fraudulent ecosystem, he was manipulated into transferring a total of BDT 94,19,000 across multiple stages.
Following the fraud, Mehedi filed a case at Paltan Police Station on January 3. Subsequent cyber intelligence and technical analysis led the police to trace the suspects to Kishorganj, resulting in their arrest.
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