Hyderabad police bust Chinese online gaming, betting racket; arrest 4.
Hyderabad police bust Chinese online gaming, betting racket; arrest 4
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police, on 13 August, busted an online gaming and betting racket and apprehended four persons, including a Chinese national. The Chinese-operated racket ran into hundreds of crores of rupees, they said.
Recently, two persons had registered complaints with the cybercrime unit claiming they were cheated by an online gaming website. They had lost Rs. 97,000 and Rs. 1,64,000, respectively.
According to the police, the fraudsters were luring prospective gamers through Telegram groups. Entry was by reference only and members who introduce a certain number of new members were paid commission. The admins of these groups would tell players about the websites where the registered members could play games and place bets. These websites changed every day. One such game was called Colour Prediction where players placed bets on colours, said the police. Meanwhile, bank accounts and payment gateways were linked to the companies Linkyun, Dokypay, SpotPay, and several others, the police have found.
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