The trail of the Rs 4,000 crore e-lottery scam is leading to Pakistan , According to sources the Enforcement Directorate warns crime syndicate run from Pakistan is cheating gullible Indians.
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The Pakistan-based racketeers call up Indian numbers randomly and convince the call receiver that s/he has won a lottery. The agents then ask the ‘winner’ to deposit in a specified Indian bank account “collection and processing charges” – from Rs 50, 000 to over Rs 1 lakh, depending upon the “winning amount” – to claim the windfall.
For this, the Indian agents ‘hire’ bank accounts and ATM cards from different individuals by paying them some amount in return. Once the money is deposited, the agents quickly withdraw the amount and send it through hawala to Pakistan via Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
The enforcement report states that while 1,175 Pakistani phone numbers are under scanner, 305 Indian phone numbers are in constant touch with these numbers.
Intelligence agencies have pinned down 1,162 bank accounts in various Indian banks that have been used by the network operators.