PHAGWARA: The district police have registered a case against a foreign national accused of operating an online financial fraud scheme from a paying guest (PG) accommodation near Law Gate, Phagwara.
According to the FIR lodged by Inspector Amandeep Kaur of Cyber Cell Kapurthala, information was received through a confidential source that a Zimbabwean woman, identified as Deserve Gwetsayi, daughter of Urayayi Freddy and resident of Gweru, Zimbabwe, had been residing at Royal Stay-2 PG, near Aashiana PG, Law Gate, miherru near Phagwara. She, along with associates, was allegedly involved in online scams and financial fraud activities.
The complaint states that the accused used a Canara Bank account (No. 112000738473, Sugar Mill Chowk branch, Phagwara) to transfer money obtained through fraudulent means. Investigators also noted that additional accounts were opened by the accused and her associates to facilitate such transactions.
Preliminary checks on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) revealed that this account has already been flagged in connection with at least 14 complaints of online financial fraud filed from different states.
Police said timely action could lead to the arrest of the accused along with her accomplices. The cops are investigating the case.