Class 12 Passout Dupes 25,000 in 40 nations from Rs 5 crore | Ahmedabad News

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AHMEDABAD: Harshwardhan Parmar is just a grade 12 passout and allegedly carried out a mind-boggling scam that targeted more than 25,000 foreigners from nearly 40 countries. He is accused of having purchased Rs.5 billion worth of goods with their credit and debit cards, which he resold for cash. He reportedly also used the cards to fund a lavish lifestyle that included hosting mega-parties and staying in five-star hotels.
The 21-year-old from Isanpur committed the fraud in just 100 days, in such a way that the victims probably had no idea what happened to their money, said officials at the Ahmedabad criminal investigation department’s cyber cell.

Parmar, who lives in Narayannagar with his father, a day laborer, and his mother, who works as a midwife in a city hospital, was caught by cyber cell officials three months ago.
Police received a report that someone from Ahmedabad was bypassing traditional internet services in order to access the dark web and purchase high quality goods and services from fraudulent foreigners. Police said when Parmar ordered 30 refrigerators near his home, they found the perfect opportunity to set a trap. Posing as a delivery man, he caught him, and the extent of his crime spree came to light.
Ahmedabad youth casts a “dark net” to fund a lavish lifestyle
He didn’t go to college, but this was just a formality for 21-year-old Harshwardhan Parmar who allegedly plumbed the depths of the dark web and invented a scam that stole more than Rs 5 crore from 25,000 foreigners. He would probably have continued had he not been arrested by the police.
Police caught him three months ago when he allegedly used stolen card details to order 30 refrigerators. They also confiscated his laptop with a market value of US $ 20,000 (about 15 lakh rupees). An analysis of the data pulled from his device found that he reportedly cheated on people from at least 40 countries, including the US, UK, Japan, France, Australia and even Ghana.
“Parmar used to buy credit and debit card information – card numbers, CVV, and expiration dates – from Russian hackers’ websites. He paid between $ 10 (about 750 rupees) and $ 100 (about 7,500 rupees) depending on the amount in the cardholder’s account and the country the bank is in, “police said.
Parmar confessed that he became addicted to cybercrime after being introduced as a money-making profession by a Zia Mustufa who reportedly hailed from Pakistan, police said. “Parmar said he contacted Zia through social media. Zia introduced him to the dark web, which is now preferred by cyber criminals as a safe channel for online financial crime, ”said a senior police officer.
“There are countries where bank account holders do not receive a one-time password (OTP) prior to transactions. Parmar bought card details from such countries. He avoided cards from banks in India because customers were sent an OTP or SMS about transactions, “police said, adding,” Once he had the card details in hand, Parmar would use it to buy premium goods and services until he did He was reportedly on the darknet and used the cards to buy luxury phones that cost more than 1 lakh rupees, electronics, electronics, and gold coins and diamond jewelry. “As soon as he got his hands on the goods, he sold them to shopkeepers and mall owners for cash,” the police said.
“He would also use the cards to throw parties for around 500 people by ordering food in expensive restaurants. Each order would cost 5,000 to 1,000 rupees for just one person, “police said, adding,” He organized several trips to Delhi, Mumbai and Goa, where he and his friends stayed in five-star hotels. They also used the international escort service. They used to spend between Rs 5 and Rs 10 lakh on a trip. ‘ Police said Parmar secured bail from a local court on charges of fraud, which constitutes bail. However, no complainant had yet come forward to file a complaint, they added.

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