Noida police have arrested six men calling themselves members of the International Police & Crime Investigative Bureau and ran a fake police office. They were using forged documents and fake IDs to impersonate legitimate government/crime officials. They were extorting money from unsuspecting citizens as a donation under the pretense of being an international investigation agency.
The gang set up their fake office in Noida’s Phase 3 areas under the guise of members of an international investigative agency. They created forged documents and IDs that made it seem legitimate. Fraudsters also created a website, www.intlpcrib.in, where they collected donations. They had fake certificates and emblems, both national and international, to appear legitimate.
The criminals used the website as another method of collection, convincing the public of their legitimacy. They utilized false credentials and made people believe they were genuine with documents completed (fake certificates). Upon investigation by authorities, they discovered fake stamps, letterheads, and copies of government emblems.
The office was shut down before it had a chance to proceed further down this fake road. The police recovered a number of fake documents, financial materials (passbooks, cheques, bank books) and fake IDs.
The situation mirrored a previous investigation in Ghaziabad, where police uncovered a fake embassy. The police are not planning to pursue this type of fake criminal activity further. They are now focusing on individuals who accessed these fake offices. Police will also contact the citizens involved.
This bust comes on the heels of previously discovering a fictitious diplomatic mission in Ghaziabad last month. Harshvardhan Jain presented himself as an ambassador for a self-declared micronation, while running his scam from a rented house in Kavi Nagar. Jain used counterfeit documents and credentials, foreign currency, and other means to set up a hawala racket.
While Jains claims to represent micronations such as Westarctica, Seborga, and Poulvia, micronation is a term defined and used primarily in reference to states that lack recognition from the UN or any “real” country.
What is shocking is that Jain has been operating as a fraudulent ambassador for several years with fraudulent credentials in an effort to defraud individuals with law enforcement agencies. Jain had also been facilitate transaction moving illegal money using fake foreign currency to trick people.
The Noida fake police station scam and now the fake embassy bust in Ghaziabad point to a worrying trend of impersonation of legitimate official entities. Authorities have continued investigating whether links to these scams could enable illicit financial transactions.
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