Nepal cryptocurrency scam
Nepal Police has exposed a large cryptocurrency scam in Kathmandu. In this case, 52 people including 6 Chinese citizens have been arrested. Police say that these people were running an illegal online scam, in which people were being cheated through fake dating app and call center.
Police said that the names of the arrested Chinese citizens are Zhang Lun (29), Chen Jiahao (27), Lynn De (41), Zoo Zheng (32), Liu Jexuan (30) and Ju Lingahua (33). They are considered to be the main kingpin of this scam. The Criminal Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police (CIB) had received secret information that these people are hiding here. On the basis of the same information, two houses were raided in Balifal Tole of Lalitpur Metropolitan City and Chagal-Tahal area of Kathmandu Metropolitan City.
CBI also busted call center and dating app
In the CBI raid, it was found that these people were running a call center and a dating app in a rented house named Social Software Development Company Private Limited. Apart from this, another rented house in Chagal-Tahal was being used for illegal money transactions. Please tell that the police have also recovered about 14 lakh Nepali rupees, 9 laptops and 54 mobile phones from the accused.
Metoo used to fall hunting through dating app
According to the police, this gang used to woo the youth through the MeToo dating app and then instigated them to invest in cryptocurrency. In this way people were cheated by luring false returns. 46 Nepali citizens arrested were also involved in this scam. Cryptocurrency transactions in Nepal are illegal. The police have registered a case against all the accused under crimes related to digital currency. Explain that the investigation of the case is still going on and the police say that more connections of this racket can be revealed. This action reflects the strictness of the police against increasing cyber crimes in Nepal.
Technology and social manipulation cheated youth: CIB
The suspects are accused of tampering with victims through fake online dating profiles, implicating them in irregular cryptocurrency plans with a promise of high returns and then cheating them. CIB spokesman Superintendent of Police Yuvraj Khadka said that 'the operation was well organized and its clear purpose was to exploit individuals using technology and social manipulation'.
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