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Mumbai: Cops crackdown on fake IPS officer scam
Updated On: 13 September, 2023 10:10 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
22-year-old arrested, minor summoned as Mumbai police uncover elaborate social media scam targeting unsuspecting victims
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The gang targeted people on the friends lists of police officers, demanding money
The Mumbai police's West Cyber Cell has busted a gang, including a 16-year-old minor, for allegedly scamming people by creating fake social media accounts impersonating IPS officers.
These gang members posed as IPS and IAS officers from various Indian states, including the Mumbai police commissioner and a few joint commissioners, to request money from unsuspecting individuals.
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