Gujarat police recently uncovered a case of digital fraud involving a Chinese man and his partners in Gujarat. The group allegedly created a fake football betting app and stole around Rs 1,400 crore from around 1,200 people in just 9 days.
According to TOI, the mastermind behind this complex scam is a Chinese citizen named Woo Uyanbe from the Shenzhen area. Uyanbe ran the scam from Patan and Banaskantha districts in Gujarat during his stay in India between 2020 and 2022.
Scam involving a fake app
Considering the scale of the operation, the Gujarat Police established a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to deal with the matter. Reportedly, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was initially alerted to the matter in June 2022 after discovering that the perpetrator was defrauding victims in both Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh through a mobile app. motion named “Dani Date”.
The investigation, initiated by Agra Police, eventually led to the CID crime group uncovering the scam scheme and its connection to a number of individuals in North Gujarat.
During the investigation, a CID officer told TOI: "We discovered that the Chinese national spent time in Patan and Banaskantha, where he met and attracted locals with promises He then teamed up with his Gujarat accomplices to launch the app in May 2022. The app enticed people to bet and promised profits. High.
Audience of football
Uyanbe has managed to tap people of different age groups ranging from 15 to 75 who are very interested in football matches and siphon off an amazing average of Rs 200 crore per day. Initially, the people targeted can see their investment in the app. However, the app suddenly shut down after just nine days, leaving individuals to realize that their investments had been surreptitiously diverted.
However, by the time the case was filed, Uyanbe had already left India. Gujarat police filed its first fraud-related case in August 2022, accusing Uyanbe of cheating and violating computer laws.
During the investigation, CID also focused on nine people from Gujarat, who are said to have helped Uyanbe. CID discovered that these collaborators created front companies to facilitate the transfer of stolen funds.
Law enforcement sources mentioned in the report claim that Uyanbe is still actively running its scam network from Shenzhen, using several apps to deceive people. CID's criminal branch filed a complaint in the case in March.