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Fraud Briefing

A curated intelligence snapshot of fraud incidents, regulatory actions, and emerging threat patterns detected in the past 24 hours across India's BFSI sector.

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Regulatory and Compliance

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ED's Shimla Office searched premises of Vijay Kumar Juneja and Masoom Juneja under PMLA and arrested Masoom Juneja in connection with the Korvio Coin (KRO) cryptocurrency MLM scheme that allegedly defrauded 2.48 lakh investors of Rs 500 crore since 2018. Kingpin Subhash Sharma remains a fugitive; FIRs originated from Himachal Pradesh and Punjab Police.

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Entity InvolvedKorvio Coin (KRO) / Subhash Sharma and Associates (Himachal Pradesh-based crypto MLM syndicate)
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New Fraud Typologies and Scams

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Fraudsters placed Telegram ads promising safe, high-return stock market investments. Victims were added to curated groups where scammers posed as trading experts, lured into depositing funds, then blocked when they attempted withdrawals. Funds were routed through six mule bank accounts operated by two accused (Mohd. Sadik and Javed Ansari), linked to 12+ cyber fraud complaints nationwide.

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Institutional Impact

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Between January 16 and June 13, 2026, Gujarat Police registered 118 FIRs and arrested 238 accused under Operation Mule Hunt 2.0. Investigators linked Rs 2,562.83 crore to 1,326 mule bank accounts. A three-day sub-operation yielded 77 arrests and uncovered Rs 23.85 crore in transactions, with 58 offences registered in Surat alone.

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ImpactSignificant reputational and compliance exposure for banks whose account infrastructure was exploited across more than 1,300 mule accounts.
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Sources

  1. 1.248K affected: India's ED cracks down on alleged Rs 500 crore crypto MLM (CryptoTimes)
  2. 2.India's ED arrests Masoom Juneja in Rs 500 crore Korvio Coin crypto Ponzi probe (CoinPedia)
  3. 3.Rs 500 crore Himachal crypto scam: ED conducts searches, arrests Masoom Juneja (Tribune India)
  4. 4.Delhi Police bust Rs 1.56 crore cyber fraud racket; two arrested for mule accounts (Republic World)
  5. 5.NEET re-exam paper leak scam busted; Ahmedabad Cyber Police arrest two (Republic World)
  6. 6.Operation Mule Hunt 2.0: Gujarat Police trace Rs 2,562 crore in cyber fraud proceeds (ProKerala)
  7. 7.Gujarat: 77 arrested, Rs 23.85 crore cyber fraud network uncovered under Operation Mule Hunt 2.0 (Bilkul Online)
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