Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police have arrested two individuals on allegations of supplying mule bank accounts and SIM cards to cyber fraudsters.
According to Telangana Today, the suspects, Gumma Ramesh (39) and Mudale Anil (19), both residents of Ramanthapur, were apprehended on Saturday.
Police seized two mobile phones from their possession.
As per the police, the suspects allegedly facilitated a fraud where a man was lured through Facebook with an offer of Rs 45 lakh for an old one-rupee currency note.
The victim was cheated of Rs 7,93,351 in this fraud.
The arrests of such cybercriminals help protect residents in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana from online scams, reminding them to be vigilant, especially on social media platforms.