Money mule account used to route cyber scam funds, case registered
The Whitefield Cyber Crime Police have registered a case against a private firm employee for allegedly providing his bank account and related banking facilities to cyber fraudsters, enabling them to route proceeds from online scams. According to the complaint filed by Manjunath B.P., Sub-Inspector at the Whitefield Cyber Crime Police Station on Friday , an investigation into suspicious financial transactions revealed that a private bank account had been used to receive funds linked to multiple cyber fraud cases. Probe revealed that cybercrime cases linked to the bank account had been registered in various places, including Bengaluru South Cyber Crime Police Station, south east Cyber Crime Police Station, Avalahalli Police Station, Kerala, Palakkad, Kozhikode Rural, Kolhapur in Maharashtra, Ramanathapuram, Delhi, Pune, Raichur and other locations. It was further found that the bank account was being used as a “money mule account” to receive and route funds obtained through cyber fraud. The account holder had allegedly provided banking facilities to cybercriminals, facilitating the transfer of proceeds from online scam activities. Police identified the account holder as Murali …






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