Another Accused Held In OTP Sharing Scam

Bhubaneswar: The special task force of Odisha on Saturday arrested another accused in the OTP sharing scam.

The arrested accused has been identified as Pritam Kar (31), a resident of Bhurunga village under Bari Ramchandrapur police limits in Jajpur district.

According to reports, the accused and his associates were engaged in the illegal business of OTP sharing, mule accounts/pre-activated digital wallets selling to cyber criminals including PIO/ISI agents since 2017.

According to the STF, the accused has sold thousands of pre-activated SIM cards, OTPs, and mule accounts/digital wallets to date. He used to charge up to Rs 1,000 per SIM and up to Rs 30,000 per account for mule accounts/ digital wallets.

Pritam used to sell mule accounts/ digital wallets of India Post Payment Bank (IPPB), FiNO care, HDFC, Axis, Yes Bank, ICICI, Airtel Payment Bank, Paytm Bank, etc. He and his associate used to contact the customers through various WhatsApp groups, Facebook Messenger groups, and Telegram groups. He used to make WhatsApp voice calls/chats to many foreign numbers too.

Earlier four accused were arrested in this case.