Two arrested for fake mobile tower installation offers

Two members of a gang have been arrested for allegedly defrauding people by making them pay hefty registration fees on the pretext of installing mobile towers on their properties, police said on Wednesday.

A police officer said the scammers – Sarfaraz (36) and Munna Singh (37) – operated fake websites and ran deceptive online advertisements to make the victims believe that they were dealing with genuine telecom companies.

Police said that Sarfaraz, a graduate from a university in Bihar, was a skilled freelance website developer before turning to cyber fraud.