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S. Murali

Police crack AePS-based cybercrime in Nellore, arrest 10 youth

Police in the district have unearthed a major financial fraud committed by misusing the Aadhaar-enabled Payment Services (AePS). They arrested 10 youths and recovered ₹51.25 lakh from them.

Addressing the media here on Tuesday, SPSR Nellore district Superintendent of Police K. Tirumaleswara Reddy said that a probe has revealed that the accused had fraudulently operated biometric POS devices to drain the unsuspecting bank customers of the money lying in their bank accounts without the two-factor-authentication.

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