ED seizes ₹131 cr. in micro-loan scam
The Hindu
Scam involves extortion of high interest rates through Chinese mobile Apps
The Enforcement Directorate has seized ₹131.12 crore lying in the bank and payment-gateway accounts of PC Financial Services Private Limited (PCFS) under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, in connection with the scam involving extortion of high interest rates against the micro personal loans given via mobile Apps.
In the same case, the agency had linked to the company controlled by a Chinese national named Zhou Yahui. Funds of ₹90 crore have already been transferred to the ED accounts.
As alleged, PCFS provided instant personal micro loans through its mobile App “Cash Bean”. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Oplay Digital Services, SA de CV (Mexico), which was wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Tenspot Pesa Limited, which in turn was co-owned by Opera Limited (Cayman Islands) and Wisdom Connection I Holding Inc (Cayman Islands).
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