Student held in sextortion vase
1 year, 8 months ago

Student held in sextortion vase

Hindustan Times  

The cyber-crime cell of Chandigarh Police on Tuesday arrested a 22-year-old BCA student for allegedly blackmailing a city resident with objectionable photos and videos and seeking ₹20,000 in ransom. The police said that the victim informed the police when Aryan asked for money even after the victim paid the said ransom. On March 30, Aryan sent objectionable of the victim to her via Instagram and demanded ₹20,000 in ransom, threatening to share the photos online and with the victim’s family. A case has been filed under Sections 384, 420 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code and under relevant sections of IT Act at Chandigarh cyber-crime police station.

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Digital arrest scam: IT professional kept under ‘digital arrest’ for over a week in Coonoor, defrauded of ₹16 lakhs
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Hindustan Times  

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Mumbai woman made to strip on pretext of ‘digital arrest’, duped of ₹1.8 lakh — Here’s what happened
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Live Mint  

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Mumbai woman forced to strip, loses Rs 1.7 lakh in digital arrest scam
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Mumbai woman forced to strip, loses Rs 1.7 lakh in digital arrest scam

India Today  

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Mumbai woman forced to strip, cheated of Rs 1.78 lakh after digital arrest

India Today  

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IIT Bombay student gets call from fake telecom authority for his SIM, loses Rs 7.28 lakh
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IIT Bombay student gets call from fake telecom authority for his SIM, loses Rs 7.28 lakh

India Today  

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IIT Bombay Student Duped Of Rs 7.29 Lakh In 'Digital Arrest' Scam
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

IIT Bombay Student Duped Of Rs 7.29 Lakh In 'Digital Arrest' Scam

ABP News  

Mumbai: An IIT Bombay student lost Rs 7.29 lakh after a fraudster posed as a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India employee and coerced him into paying the money by intimidating him under the pretext of 'digital arrest', news agency PTI quoted police as saying. 'Digital arrest' is a new and growing form of cyber fraud in which fraudsters pose as …

IIT Bombay student gets fake threat of ‘digital arrest', loses ₹7 lakh
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

IIT Bombay student gets fake threat of ‘digital arrest', loses ₹7 lakh

Hindustan Times  

A student from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay became the latest victim of a growing cyber fraud known as "digital arrest," losing a staggering ₹7.29 lakh to a scammer posing as a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India employee. The caller posed as an employee of the TRAI and informed him that 17 complaints of illegal activities were registered against his …

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India Today  

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Jaipur man, 72, defrauded of Rs 8 lakh in hour-long digital arrest scam
1 month ago

Jaipur man, 72, defrauded of Rs 8 lakh in hour-long digital arrest scam

India Today  

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Woman cyber fraudster extorts Rs 20k from engg. student
1 month ago

Woman cyber fraudster extorts Rs 20k from engg. student

Deccan Chronicle  

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Kerala cybersecurity student foils fraud bid against father, lodges police complaint

New Indian Express  

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Delhi schools to educate students on cybercrime with police-curated brochures
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Delhi schools to educate students on cybercrime with police-curated brochures

India Today  

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Cyber Criminals Nabbed in Chandigarh: Two Arrested for ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam
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Hindustan Times  

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'Digital Arrest' Scamsters Strike Again, Elderly Woman Duped Of Rs 46 Lakh In MP

ABP News  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Goa police arrest man from Bengaluru for cyber bullying woman and extortion
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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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Cyber Police nabs 19-yr- old for duping man of ₹43 lakh
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Cyber Police nabs 19-yr- old for duping man of ₹43 lakh

Hindustan Times  

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Delhi man trapped in sextortion, looted for Rs 12.8 lakh rupees
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Op India  

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1 year, 1 month ago

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Hindustan Times  

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1 year, 2 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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1 year, 5 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Nashik teen held for blackmailing Panvel girl with private photos
1 year, 6 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Elderly Man Duped Rs 7 Lakhs Cybercriminals One Poses Delhi Police Commissioner Sextortion Case
1 year, 7 months ago

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ABP News  

A 75-year-old resident of Vasant Kunj fell victim to a sextortion scam and was cheated out of Rs 7.34 lakhs by cyber criminals. According to Joshi's complaint filed with the Delhi Police on January 15, he received a message from a woman named Anjali Sharma, who initiated a video call during which a woman appeared nude. Two days later, on …

Chandigarh man loses ₹17 lakh to cyber swindler
1 year, 7 months ago

Chandigarh man loses ₹17 lakh to cyber swindler

Hindustan Times  

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Delhi cyber police busts sextortion racket, 5 arrested
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi cyber police busts sextortion racket, 5 arrested

India Today  

Five men have been arrested for allegedly extorting money from a businessman on the pretext of blocking the victim’s obscene video on social media. A businessman registered a complaint alleging that he received a phone call from a person posing as inspector Vikram Rathore from Delhi Police’s Crime Branch and extorted money on the pretext to block the complainant’s obscene …

‘Suicidal thoughts strike every day’: India’s sextortion scourge
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Suicidal thoughts strike every day’: India’s sextortion scourge

Al Jazeera  

Sexual blackmail schemes are spreading from the upper echelons of Indian society to the poor and working class. “Once we’re successful, we’ll make sure to save the naked photographs and screen record the video, which is blank from our end and lasts only six to 10 seconds, and cut the call.” According to a study by Sophos, a cybersecurity firm …

Man arrested in Delhi over sextortion of American professor, siphoned $48,000 via blackmail
2 years ago

Man arrested in Delhi over sextortion of American professor, siphoned $48,000 via blackmail

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested Rahul Kumar on allegations of sextortion of a USA professor. The victim was allegedly lured via Facebook profile with a motive to extract sexually explicit images during video chatting. It was alleged that during a video chat, the victim was lured to send sexually-explicit videos which were recorded. It was further alleged that …

Sextortion racket runs deep in this Rajasthan village
2 years, 1 month ago

Sextortion racket runs deep in this Rajasthan village

India Today  

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Sextortion on the rise, warns cyber crime wing
2 years, 1 month ago

Sextortion on the rise, warns cyber crime wing

Deccan Chronicle  

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Mewat Fraud Dot Com: Inside the new epicentre of cybercrime, near Delhi
2 years, 2 months ago

Mewat Fraud Dot Com: Inside the new epicentre of cybercrime, near Delhi

India Today  

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Sextortion cases on the rise in Pune, 2 end lives due to mental trauma
2 years, 2 months ago

Sextortion cases on the rise in Pune, 2 end lives due to mental trauma

India Today  

Sextortion cases in Pune are on the rise, in which two people have lost their lives till now. Senior Police Inspector Dattaram Bagve informed India Today, "Complainant got a video call from a naked woman. Cyber Crime Cell of Pune has informed India Today that more than 1,445 such applications were registered in last one year and the number shows …

Rajasthan: Bhiwadi Minor Raped Twice by 8 Men, Filmed, Blackmailed to Pay Rs 2.5 Lakh
2 years, 2 months ago

Rajasthan: Bhiwadi Minor Raped Twice by 8 Men, Filmed, Blackmailed to Pay Rs 2.5 Lakh

News 18  

A 16-year-old girl, a student of Class 8, was reportedly raped by eight men twice, filmed and blackmailed with videos of the sexual assault to pay Rs 2.5 lakh in Rajasthan’s Bhiwadi. When she reached the spot, eight men allegedly sexually assaulted her and made videos of the act,” ThePrint quoted Deputy Superintendent of Police Atul Agra, Kishangarh Bas circle, …

8 men rape, film and blackmail 17-year-old Rajasthan girl. Then release video
2 years, 2 months ago

8 men rape, film and blackmail 17-year-old Rajasthan girl. Then release video

Hindustan Times  

JAIPUR: A 17-year-old girl was repeatedly gang raped by eight men in Rajasthan’s Bhiwadi town in December last year and forced to pay ₹50,000 for the video of the sexual assault. Police said the 17-year-old girl in Rajasthan’s Bhiwadi town was gang raped on multiple occasions by the accused. In his complaint, the father said that his daughter was raped …

Delhi cyber police busts sextortion racket, arrests Rajasthan man
2 years, 3 months ago

Delhi cyber police busts sextortion racket, arrests Rajasthan man

India Today  

Dwarka cyber police busted a sextortion gang that was blackmailing victims by posing as law enforcement officials after making obscene video calls. A case of forgery was registered at Cyber police station, Dwarka, where the complainant alleged that he had received a video call from an unknown number which was obscene. On August 1, the complainant received a call from …

Chandigarh University row: Accused men blackmailed woman student to make, circulate videos | Details
2 years, 3 months ago

Chandigarh University row: Accused men blackmailed woman student to make, circulate videos | Details

India TV News  

Highlights Sources revealed that the two accused men in Chandigarh University case, blackmailed a girl. Chandigarh University video row: In a shocking revelation in the ongoing Chandigarh University controversy, sources have revealed that the two accused men, Sunny Mehta and his friend Rankaj Verma had allegedly threatened the woman student to make a circulate videos of other hostel inmates. As …

Delhi Police arrests cyberstalker from Silvassa for sending obscene messages, videos
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi Police arrests cyberstalker from Silvassa for sending obscene messages, videos

India Today  

A team of Cyber Police in Delhi arrested a 24-year-old cyberstalker from Silvassa, Daman and Diu, on Thursday. A few days ago, a complaint was registered at the Cyber Police Station, Dwarka, wherein the woman stated that she was receiving a lot of obscene messages, photographs, audio and video calls from different WhatsApp numbers. On the basis of technical analysis …

Delhi: Cyber fraudster dupes woman of Rs 8 lakh after promising to marry her
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi: Cyber fraudster dupes woman of Rs 8 lakh after promising to marry her

India Today  

A 34-year-old woman working with a research company in Delhi was allegedly duped of Rs 8 lakh by a cyber fraudster whom she met on a matrimonial site. WOMAN DUPED OF RS 8 LAKH Probe revealed that the cyber fraudster impersonating a doctor in the United Kingdom met the victim on a matrimonial site in January. Subsequently, he persuaded the …

Delhi: PhD student duped of Rs 20 lakh by 2 men posing as astrologers
2 years, 10 months ago

Delhi: PhD student duped of Rs 20 lakh by 2 men posing as astrologers

India Today  

The cyber cell of the Delhi Police on Thursday arrested two men for allegedly defrauding a PHD student from Amity University by posing as astrologers and promising her a ‘good fortune’. Woman duped on pretext of ‘good fortune’ According to a report published in the Indian Express, the victim who lives in Delhi with her family was disturbed as she …

Bulli Bai app: Student detained in Bengaluru
2 years, 11 months ago

Bulli Bai app: Student detained in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

The Cyber Cell of Mumbai Police detained an engineering student from Bengaluru on Monday evening in connection with the controversial Bulli Bai app. Meanwhile, Delhi Police on Monday said they have written to hosting platform GitHub seeking information on accounts which posted photos of women on Bulli Bai app where they were being “auctioned”. Meanwhile, Delhi Commission for Women has …

Delhi Police busts sextortion racket, arrests mastermind from Rajasthan
3 years, 2 months ago

Delhi Police busts sextortion racket, arrests mastermind from Rajasthan

India Today  

The Delhi Police Crime Branch busted a sextortion racket on Saturday and arrested the mastermind from Rajasthan's Bharatpur district. According to police, one of the victims alleged that he was receiving extortion calls from people posing as YouTube employees. Police seized an SUV purchased by the accused with extortion proceeds, as well as the accused's mobile phone, which was used …

Delhi Police busts ‘sextortion’ racket that blackmailed people using Social media
3 years, 2 months ago

Delhi Police busts ‘sextortion’ racket that blackmailed people using Social media

Op India  

Delhi Police has reportedly busted a case of sextortion and blackmail where the members of a gang sent Facebook requests and lured men and young people by posing as women. According to the Cyber Cell of Delhi Police, the members of the gang operated from Bharatpur Rajasthan using phone numbers issued from Assam and sent friend requests to people all …

Delhi Police Cyber Cell busts Rajasthan-based 'sextortion' racket, one arrested
3 years, 2 months ago

Delhi Police Cyber Cell busts Rajasthan-based 'sextortion' racket, one arrested

India Today  

Delhi Police’s Cyber Crime Cell has busted a Rajasthan-based ‘sextortion’ racket that used morphed videos of victims and extorted them for money. The matter came to light after CyPAD of Delhi Police received a complaint in which the victim alleged he had got a friend request on Facebook from a person who also sought his WhatsApp number. After technical analysis …

Bhopal Police arrests 22-year-old MBA student in online fraud case
3 years, 4 months ago

Bhopal Police arrests 22-year-old MBA student in online fraud case

India Today  

The cybercrime branch of Bhopal Police has arrested a 22-year-old MBA student for allegedly arranging and providing bank accounts to a Bihar-based online fraudster. Police have recovered passbooks of three bank accounts, cheque books, 22 ATM cards, one mobile phone, and two sim cards from the accused. Police said transactions worth over Rs 60 lakh were done through accounts arranged …

Engineer loses ₹37.3 lakh in dating app fraud
3 years, 4 months ago

Engineer loses ₹37.3 lakh in dating app fraud

The Hindu  

A 45-year-old software engineer became the latest victim of cybercrime in the city and lost ₹37.3 lakh after he was promised premium membership on a dating app. He soon realised he had been duped, and when his friends started pestering him to repay the money, the victim approached the East division cybercrime police and filed a complaint. Fraudulent ‘friend’ In …

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