Philippines Cyber-Fraud Ring Busted in Gurugram: How SIM Boxes Were Used

Gurugram police have successfully busted a cyber-fraud gang with international ties to the Philippines, uncovering an elaborate scheme involving illegal SIM boxes used for telecom fraud and cybercrimes.

Key Points

Gurugram police dismantled a cyber-fraud gang operating from the Philippines, arresting Rahul Kumar for supplying illegal SIM boxes.
The cyber-fraud operation diverted calls through SIM boxes supplied via the Nepal-Bihar route to commit cybercrimes.
Police seized SIM boxes, routers, batteries, and over 500 SIM cards from various telecom providers.
The accused received SIM boxes from the Philippines via Nepal and Bihar, setting them up in Gurugram for a fee.
Investigations are ongoing to uncover the full extent of the international cyber-fraud network.

Gurugram police busted a cyber-fraud gang operating from the Philippines and has arrested a man associated with them, officials here said on Monday.

The accused was identified as Rahul Kumar (30). He was responsible for operating and delivering illegal SIM boxes, they said.

Police said that illegal devices were supplied through the Nepal-Bihar route, and to commit cybercrimes, calls were diverted through SIM boxes.

Police have recovered five SIM boxes with 32 SIM port antennas each, eight routers, 18 batteries, three UPS (inverters) and a total of 504 SIM cards of Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and a mobile phone.

According to the police, two house owners of Gurugram filed a complaint alleging that their tenants were illegally operating SIM boxes (GSM gateways) in their houses, which can be used for unauthorised telecom activities and cyber-crimes.

Following the complaint, two separate FIRs were registered on March 17. The police conducted raids at the rented houses where they found illegal devices which were used in cybercrimes.

Arrest and Interrogation

Priyanshu Dewan, ACP Cyber, said that while taking effective action based on technical assistance, a raid was conducted in Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh on March 18, and Rahul Kumar was arrested.

Kumar was produced before the court and was taken on five days of police remand, he added.

"During interrogation, the accused revealed that he drives a car in Noida.

He was in contact with a person in the Philippines through one of his associates, through whom he received the SIM boxes, routers, and other equipment in Noida. He then set up and checked the SIM boxes via video calls with the Filipino man," ACP Dewan said.

"The accused revealed that he had delivered the SIM boxes and other items in Gurugram and received Rs 15,000 in exchange from the Filipino man. SIM boxes and other items come from the Philippines to Nepal, and from Nepal, they are sent to Bihar in India and from Bihar, they are delivered to different places," the ACP explained.

Further investigation in the case is underway, the officer added.

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