India-based cybergang busted for selling fake KFC franchises
Police in India announced late last week they arrested four individuals accused of running fake websites in which they sold fraudulent franchises, including for fast-food chicken restaurant, KFC.
One businessman was scammed out of around $115,000 in exchange for the fake finger lickin’ good agreement. KFC was one of 28 companies the gang posed as. Tata, Herbal Ayurveda and Jockey were among the others. Several individuals alleged to be the perps were arrested by the Cyberabad police, cops said, after being tracked via their IP address and hauled to the tech-focused Madhapur suburban area from the Uttar Pradesh city of Noida. The cybergang had advertised their illicit goods on social media and YouTube.
The Cyberabad Cyber Crime Wing has busted a fake franchise gang that was operating out of UP & Bihar. The gang had been cheating innocent people by creating fake websites & collecting personal details of individuals interested in setting up franchises of reputed establishments.