Looking for holiday stay, woman loses ₹3 lakh to cyber fraud
1 year ago

Looking for holiday stay, woman loses ₹3 lakh to cyber fraud

Hindustan Times  

A young woman’s plan for the Christmas holidays in Mahabaleshwar turned into a financial nightmare as cyber thieves targeted her during an online hotel booking transaction and siphoned off ₹3.05 lakh from her account. According to the FIR, the victim had planned a trip to Mahabaleshwar and decided to book a hotel room online for the upcoming Christmas holiday. Her holiday plan turned into harassment when the cyber thieves reached out to her mobile number, posing as hotel staff. The police meanwhile have invoked IPC sections 420 and 419 including section 66 D of the Information Technology Act against the accused who had called from his mobile number and his associates.

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UP woman, soon-to-be married, dies by suicide over cyber fraud of ₹1.5 lakh
4 days, 20 hours ago

UP woman, soon-to-be married, dies by suicide over cyber fraud of ₹1.5 lakh

Hindustan Times  

A woman, who was engaged to be married soon, died by suicide in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur after cyber fraudsters scammed and duper her of ₹1.5 lakh, police said on Monday. Superintendent of Police, Abhimanyu Manglik said the woman was engaged to be married soon, adding that she fell victim to a cyber fraud in which a scammer claimed she had …

Mumbai cyber scam: Elderly woman tricked into transferring ₹1.5 cr to fraudsters; here is what happened
1 week, 2 days ago

Mumbai cyber scam: Elderly woman tricked into transferring ₹1.5 cr to fraudsters; here is what happened

Live Mint  

In other shocking cyber scam news, a 78-year-old woman from South Mumbai became the latest victim of a fraud scheme, losing a staggering ₹1.5 crore after being duped by fraudsters posing as officials from the Special Investigation Team of the Delhi police, reportedTOI. The scammers reportedly continued their deception by posing as various officials from government departments, including the Cyber …

Woman loses Rs 1.5 crore after ordering food for daughter
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1 week, 2 days ago

Woman loses Rs 1.5 crore after ordering food for daughter

India Today  

A 78-year-old woman from South Mumbai fell victim to a cyber scam and lost Rs 1.5 crore after being tricked by fraudsters posing as the Special Investigation Team of Delhi police, according to a report by TOI. As part of the elaborate scam, several people posing as officials from various government departments, including the Cyber Crime Branch and the Finance …

Citizens lose ₹59 lakh in six fraud cases
1 week, 6 days ago

Citizens lose ₹59 lakh in six fraud cases

Hindustan Times  

Pune: Police have filed six cases, including five cyber crimes, with citizens losing ₹59 lakh to fraudsters. A 56-year-old resident of Tingarenagar on December 27 lodged a complaint with the Vishrantwadi police against a cyber cheat who defrauded her of ₹ 11.23 lakh coaxing her to invest in an online share trading market scheme. A 56-year-old resident of Tingarenagar on …

Malaysian housewife loses ₹27.3 lakh in social media job scam
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Malaysian housewife loses ₹27.3 lakh in social media job scam

Hindustan Times  

A 38-year-old housewife from Bera, Pahang in Malaysia, lost ₹27.3 lakh after falling prey to a fraudulent part-time job scheme promoted via a social media application earlier this month, reported The Star. The victim received task links for the assignments, but the suspect later claimed errors According to Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman, the scam began on December …

Cyber criminals defraud citizens of ₹1 crore in six cases
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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Cyber criminals defraud citizens of ₹1 crore in six cases

Hindustan Times  

Pune: Cyber cheats dupe citizens of nearly ₹1 crore in six cases lodged on December 22. Cyber cheats dupe citizens of nearly ₹ 1 crore in six cases lodged on December 22. ) In the fourth case, a 26-year-old resident has lodged a complaint with the Lonikand police stating that he was cheated of ₹10.30 lakh after he was gulled …

Malaysian bank clerk loses Over ₹20 Lakh in phone Scam
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Malaysian bank clerk loses Over ₹20 Lakh in phone Scam

Hindustan Times  

A 41-year-old bank clerk from Marang, Malaysia, fell victim to a Macau scam, losing RM115,950 to suspects impersonating police officers and prosecutors, reported The Star. Kuala Terengganu police chief Asst Comm Azli Mohd Noor revealed that the victim was first contacted on September 8 by a caller claiming to be an employee of an insurance company. "The call was then …

Bengaluru woman duped of ₹30 lakh in ‘digital arrest’ scam; forced to break FDs and empty bank accounts: Report
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Bengaluru woman duped of ₹30 lakh in ‘digital arrest’ scam; forced to break FDs and empty bank accounts: Report

Hindustan Times  

In yet another case of “digital arrest,” a 46-year-old homemaker from Indiranagar, Bengaluru, was conned out of over ₹30 lakh by fraudsters impersonating officials from the Central Bureau of Investigation and Mumbai police. According to a report by Deccan Herald, the scammers held her under a fabricated “digital arrest” for 11 days, orchestrating an elaborate cyber scam. Fake calls from …

Woman loses Rs 31.6 lakh to cyber fraud in Godavarikhani, one held
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Woman loses Rs 31.6 lakh to cyber fraud in Godavarikhani, one held

Deccan Chronicle  

KARIMNAGAR: Cyber-crime officials nabbed Mohammad Awaad, 21, a Zomato delivery boy, for aiding cyber criminals in defrauding residents of Godavarikhani. DSP M. Venkataramana said that a complaint was filed by a woman from Sriramnagar Colony, who was deceived into depositing Rs 31.6 lakh under the guise of a part-time online job. Initially promised returns of Rs1,000 to Rs 2,000 for …

Citizens lose ₹64 lakh to cyber fraudsters
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Citizens lose ₹64 lakh to cyber fraudsters

Hindustan Times  

Police have recorded five cyber crime cases where fraudsters siphoned off ₹64 lakh from accounts of citizens. In the first case, a 47-year-old resident has lodged a complaint with the Warje police stating that unidentified fraudsters cheated him on the pretext of online share trading promising huge returns. In the second case, a 32-year-old woman from Wadgaonsheri was cheated of …

Cyber cheats dupe citizens of ₹1.58 crore
3 weeks ago

Cyber cheats dupe citizens of ₹1.58 crore

Hindustan Times  

The Pune Police have lodged nine cyber fraud cases where cybercriminals siphoned off funds worth ₹58 lakhs from different bank accounts of the victims. All nine cases were lodged on Thursday, December 19 while as many as ten cyber fraud-related cases were lodged on Wednesday, wherein an aggregate amount of ₹1 crore was siphoned off by the accused. The city …

Malaysian woman loses over ₹4 crore in decade-long love scam without ever meeting scammer
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Malaysian woman loses over ₹4 crore in decade-long love scam without ever meeting scammer

Hindustan Times  

A 67-year-old woman in Malaysia fell victim to a love scam, losing over RM2.2 million across nearly a decade without meeting the scammer face-to-face. According to The Star, at a press conference on December 17, Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf revealed that this may be the longest-running love scam involving a single …

Elderly woman in Bengaluru cheated of Rs 1.24 crore in cyber fraud
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Elderly woman in Bengaluru cheated of Rs 1.24 crore in cyber fraud

India Today  

An 83-year-old woman from Bengaluru was cheated of Rs 1.24 crore by fraudsters posing as law enforcement officials. The incident, which took place between October and November, came to light when the victim filed a complaint with the city cyber police after growing suspicious of the scammers’ activities. The FIR also detailed the four separate transactions made by the woman …

Elderly woman in Rajasthan loses Rs 80 lakh after week-long digital arrest
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Elderly woman in Rajasthan loses Rs 80 lakh after week-long digital arrest

India Today  

An elderly woman in Rajasthan’s Ajmer was duped of Rs 80 lakh after being put under ‘digital arrest’ by fraudsters posing as Mumbai cybercrime branch officials, police said on Saturday. A special investigation team led by Additional Superintendent of Police Mohesh Chaudhary traced the stolen money, which had been funnelled into 150 bank accounts. Police conducted a series of raids, …

Cyber fraud: Lucknow police recover, return ₹19 lakh to online scam victim
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Cyber fraud: Lucknow police recover, return ₹19 lakh to online scam victim

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The cybercrime cell of the Lucknow police on Saturday helped a state capital resident Amit Gupta get back ₹19 lakh out of ₹ 28.7 lakh that he lost in a cyber fraud on the promise of earning huge profits from trading in the stock market between May and July earlier this year. The cyber frauds, impersonating as representatives of …

₹4 lakh stolen from hotel’s cash counter in Kalyaninagar
1 month ago

₹4 lakh stolen from hotel’s cash counter in Kalyaninagar

Hindustan Times  

In the wee hours of Tuesday, unidentified persons ran away with ₹4 lakh cash from the cash counter of Banana Leaf Hotel in Kalyaninagar. The theft has raised concerns about security at hotel and restaurant facilities, particularly in high-traffic areas. As per the police complaint filed by the hotel manager, an unknown person entered the hotel premises by forceful entry …

Mumbai woman made to strip on pretext of ‘digital arrest’, duped of ₹1.8 lakh — Here’s what happened
Top News
1 month, 1 week ago

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

Live Mint  

In yet another incident, a Mumbai woman was made to strip and duped of ₹1.8 lakh by scamsters after they convinced the 26-year-old that she was under ‘digital arrest.’ The victim who resides in Borivali East, received a phone call on November 19 where the fraudsters claimed to be Delhi Police officers, NDTV reported. As the conversation followed, the scammers …

Mumbai woman forced to strip, duped of ₹1.78 lakh, in ‘digital arrest’ scam
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1 month, 1 week ago

Mumbai woman forced to strip, duped of ₹1.78 lakh, in ‘digital arrest’ scam

The Hindu  

A 26-year-old woman from Mumbai was allegedly coerced into stripping during a video call after falling victim to a scam involving cybercriminals posing as Delhi police. The fraudsters also duped her of ₹1.78 lakh under the pretext of a “digital arrest” linked to a fake money laundering case. Claiming the matter was confidential, the fraudsters threatened her with a “digital …

Woman scammed of 26.33 lakh by ‘CJI Chandrachud’ in ‘digi-arrest’ case
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1 month, 1 week ago

Woman scammed of 26.33 lakh by ‘CJI Chandrachud’ in ‘digi-arrest’ case

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A 33-year-old resident of Chandivali, Powai, has been defrauded of ₹26.33 lakh by cyber fraudsters who brought the full weight of the ‘law’ to bear upon her, pressuring her into parting with her savings and investments. Woman scammed of 26.33 lakh by ‘CJI Chandrachud’ in ‘digi-arrest’ case The Cyber Police said things began to unravel for the victim on …

90-Year-Old in Gujarat Loses ₹1 Crore Life Savings in Digital Scam
1 month, 1 week ago

90-Year-Old in Gujarat Loses ₹1 Crore Life Savings in Digital Scam

Deccan Chronicle  

Ahmedabad: In a shocking incident, a 90-year-old man from Gujarat was defrauded of his entire life savings of ₹1 crore in a sophisticated digital scam. The scammers reportedly contacted the victim over the phone, claiming irregularities in his bank account and offering to "help" resolve the issue. Preliminary findings suggest the scammers used fake caller IDs and cloned websites to …

Mumbai woman forced to strip, loses Rs 1.7 lakh in digital arrest scam
Top News
1 month, 1 week ago

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

India Today  

A 26-year-old woman from Mumbai was forced to strip during a video call and extorted Rs 1.7 lakh by fraudsters posing as Delhi Police officials in another case of a digital arrest scam. The victim, a resident of Borivali East, was contacted by the fraudsters on November 19 and accused of involvement in a money laundering case linked to businessman …

Mumbai woman forced to strip, cheated of Rs 1.78 lakh after digital arrest
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1 month, 1 week ago

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

India Today  

A 26-year-old woman in Mumbai was coerced into stripping during a video call and cheated of Rs 1.78 lakh after falling prey to a digital arrest scam by fraudsters posing as police officials. The fraudsters, using multiple phone numbers, threatened her with arrest and forced her to book a hotel room for a virtual interrogation. During the video call, the …

Two online cyber fraud cases reported in city
1 month, 1 week ago

Two online cyber fraud cases reported in city

Hindustan Times  

PUNE Two cases of online cyber fraud were lodged in the city on Thursday, said police. Two online cyber fraud cases reported in city A 28-year-old youth from Baner was defrauded of ₹10 lakh in a parcel fraud case and a case was lodged on November 27. In the first case, the victim received a call from Skype ID where …

IIT Bombay student gets fake threat of ‘digital arrest', loses ₹7 lakh
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1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

IIT Bombay student loses ₹7 lakh in 'digital arrest' scam
1 month, 2 weeks ago

IIT Bombay student loses ₹7 lakh in 'digital arrest' scam

Hindustan Times  

An IIT Bombay student lost ₹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', police said on Tuesday. An IIT Bombay student lost over ₹ 7 lakh in the new 'digital arrest' scam 'Digital arrest' is a new and …

Mumbai woman duped of ₹3.8 crore in ‘longest’ digital arrest case in India: Report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mumbai woman duped of ₹3.8 crore in ‘longest’ digital arrest case in India: Report

Hindustan Times  

A 77-year-old woman from Mumbai was duped of Rs. Scammers did this in the guise of a fake money laundering case against the woman and it all started when she got a WhatsApp call. Scammers posing as police officers claimed that the said parcel contained 5 passports, about 4 kilograms of clothes, a drug called MDMA and a bank card, …

WhatsApp call, then month-long 'digital arrest': How Mumbai woman lost Rs 4 crore
1 month, 2 weeks ago

WhatsApp call, then month-long 'digital arrest': How Mumbai woman lost Rs 4 crore

India Today  

A 77-year-old woman from South Mumbai was duped of Rs 3.8 crore in a month-long cyber fraud that saw con artists posing as senior law enforcement officials. The elderly homemaker, who lives with her retired husband, was kept under "digital arrest" for a month under the pretext of a fake money laundering case and threatened with arrest. The ordeal began …

Cyber Sleuths Recover and Refund Rs 3.5 Lakh to Three Victims
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Cyber Sleuths Recover and Refund Rs 3.5 Lakh to Three Victims

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:In three separate cybercrime cases, Hyderabad sleuths refunded ₹3.5 lakh to victims of credit card fraud and central government scheme fraud. The caller informed that he was eligible for a credit card and the victim provided him with sensitive information leading to fraudulent transactions from his bank account. The other two cases pertained to a central government scheme fraud and …

Five held for duping minister’s accountant of ₹2 crore in cyber scam
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Five held for duping minister’s accountant of ₹2 crore in cyber scam

Hindustan Times  

In a major breakthrough, the cops at Cyber Police Station on Sunday arrested five cyber criminals who had defrauded over ₹2 crore from the accountant of cabinet minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi. Following investigations, a team of cyber cops under inspector Rajeev Tiwari arrested five fraudsters from Bareilly, Dehradun and other districts. Posing as Nandi’s son, the cyber criminals instructed …

Woman cyber fraudster extorts Rs 20k from engg. student
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Woman cyber fraudster extorts Rs 20k from engg. student

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A 22-year-old engineering student fell prey to a cyber extortion gang and lost Rs 20,000, trapped through social media and blackmailed. On November 21, late at night, he received messages from a woman who made a WhatsApp video call showing nude videos of a girl and instigated him. The fraudsters recorded the victim's nude videos using another mobile, threatened …

Bengaluru woman duped of ₹1.1L in fake child pornography cybercrime scam: Report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bengaluru woman duped of ₹1.1L in fake child pornography cybercrime scam: Report

Hindustan Times  

A 31-year-old woman fell victim to a cybercrime scam, losing over ₹1.1 lakh after being falsely accused of uploading child pornography, reported The Times of India. The caller, claiming to be a representative from her mobile service provider, alleged that a SIM card linked to her Aadhaar card was used to upload illegal content online. In a similar incident, A …

Lucknow woman loses Rs 1.75 lakh after agreeing for online work from home job
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Lucknow woman loses Rs 1.75 lakh after agreeing for online work from home job

India Today  

Who doesn’t want money? Many cases have been reported where victims shared how they were duped by scammers under the pretext of simple work-from-home jobs which offered high returns. In yet another case of a work-from-home scam, a woman from Lucknow’s Gudamba area was swindled out of Rs 1.75 lakh after agreeing to a fake work-from-home opportunity. The caller offered …

Ludhiana: Khanna resident loses ₹1 lakh to cyber fraudsters
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ludhiana: Khanna resident loses ₹1 lakh to cyber fraudsters

Hindustan Times  

Cyber fraudsters have stolen over ₹1 lakh from the bank account of a Khanna resident man. The Cyber Crime police station of Khanna, Ludhiana, lodged an FIR against unidentified accused and initiated an investigation. The Cyber Crime police station of Khanna lodged an FIR against unidentified accused and initiated an investigation. Inspector Gurpartap Singh, station house officer at the Khanna …

Crime in Mumbai: How cyber conmen drive their victims into debt
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Crime in Mumbai: How cyber conmen drive their victims into debt

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Cyber scammers have found a new way to con people – saddling them with loans they never took. Police said the fraudsters sometimes lure their victims with the promise of massive profits, blackmail them via digital arrests and other means, or gain access to their victims’ phones remotely via software applications. They proceed to use the sensitive information they …

The worrying rise of fraudsters on the prowl online
2 months ago

The worrying rise of fraudsters on the prowl online

Live Mint  

Do you remember D. K. Panda, the 1971 batch Indian Police Service officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre who, one fine day while in service, declared himself to be Radha, the divine consort of Lord Krishna? Meanwhile, Sharma called up Panda, verbally abused him, and threatened to frame the former police officer in a terror funding case if he didn’t deposit …

Hyderabad SBI Staff Averts Rs 13 Lakh Cyber Fraud
2 months ago

Hyderabad SBI Staff Averts Rs 13 Lakh Cyber Fraud

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Alert staff of the State bank of India, AC Guards, averted a Rs 13 lakh cyberfraud against one of their customers, after noticing that he was continuously talking on a WhatsApp call and seemed to been under stress. The bank staff sensed that he was under a cyber attack and brought it to the notice of the branch manager. …

Online trading fraud: Three men from Coimbatore and Namakkal arrested
2 months ago

Online trading fraud: Three men from Coimbatore and Namakkal arrested

The Hindu  

The Cyber Crime Wing of the Tamil Nadu Police arrested three men from Coimbatore and Namakkal districts on charges of cheating several people by coaxing them to transfer money on the false promise of high returns on investments in an online trading scheme. On July 19, a complainant from Madurai reported that he was defrauded of ₹92 lakh after he …

Noida: 67-yr-old woman falls victim to cyberfraud, duped of ₹65 lakh
2 months ago

Noida: 67-yr-old woman falls victim to cyberfraud, duped of ₹65 lakh

Hindustan Times  

A 67-year-old resident of Jaypee Wish Town in Sector 128 was allegedly defrauded of ₹65 lakh after fraudsters posing as law enforcement officials manipulated her into transferring money to their bank accounts, police said on Tuesday. An FIR was registered against one unidentified person under sections 308, 318 and 319 of BNS and provisions of the Information Technology Act. Manipulated …

Two Hyderabad residents scammed of over ₹5 lakh in separate cyber attacks
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Two Hyderabad residents scammed of over ₹5 lakh in separate cyber attacks

The Hindu  

Two persons from Hyderabad were defrauded of ₹5 lakh in two separate cyber attacks. In the first case, a 36-year-old woman was conned of ₹3.21 lakh in an impersonation fraud. The victim received a WhatsApp video call from a fraudster posing as representative of Mumbai cybercrime department. The fraudster claimed that the victim’s Aadhaar card was being used in various …

Hyderabad victim loses Rs 10.61 crore in digital arrest scam; Two held in Bengaluru
3 months ago

Hyderabad victim loses Rs 10.61 crore in digital arrest scam; Two held in Bengaluru

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Two youngsters were apprehended by the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau in Bengaluru for their alleged involvement in a digital arrest scam that cheated a victim of Rs 10.61 crore. The accused, identified as Vinay Kumar S Khadke and Maruthi GH, are being brought to Hyderabad for further investigation, the police said. The victim was made to transfer Rs 4.62 …

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

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

ABP News  

Indore: A gang of fraudsters allegedly duped a 65-year-old woman of Rs 46 lakh after subjecting her to fake interrogation for five days, in a latest case of 'digital arrest' in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, police said on Tuesday. A member of the fraudsters gang called the woman last month and posed as an officer of the Central Bureau of Investigation, …

Kozhikode cyber police nab two from Rajasthan in online fraud
3 months, 1 week ago

Kozhikode cyber police nab two from Rajasthan in online fraud

The Hindu  

A special squad of the Kozhikode city cyber police has arrested two suspects involved in a recently reported online financial fraud in the name of charity in which a doctor reportedly lost ₹4 crore. Police sources said the suspects exploited the victim’s sympathy for charity by pretending as youngsters in dire financial need due to job loss during the COVID-19 …

Bengaluru man loses ₹59 lakh in elaborate fake online courtroom scam: Report
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengaluru man loses ₹59 lakh in elaborate fake online courtroom scam: Report

Hindustan Times  

In a shocking case of cyber fraud, a 59-year-old Bengaluru man, K J Rao, was scammed out of as much as ₹59 lakh by criminals who staged an elaborate fake online courtroom trial. The fraudsters then took it a step further, staging a fake online courtroom session via Skype, the report added. They convinced Rao to transfer ₹59 lakh to …

64-year-old ex-banker loses ₹1.57 cr to online investment fraud
4 months ago

64-year-old ex-banker loses ₹1.57 cr to online investment fraud

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A 64-year-old retired banker from Dahisar is the latest in a line of victims falling prey to online investment fraudsters. On June 17, a stranger added her to a WhatsApp group, ‘H-4 Goldman Sachs Investment management’, which had 179 members, including two admins - Lydia Sharma and Rahul Kapur. Lured by the high margins of profit they were promising, …

Rajasthan native allegedly loses over ₹4 crore to online fraud
4 months, 1 week ago

Rajasthan native allegedly loses over ₹4 crore to online fraud

The Hindu  

The cyber wing of the Kozhikode City police have registered a case on a complaint by a city-based Rajasthan native that he had been duped of ₹4.08 crore by an individual who claimed to be from Dungarpur in Rajasthan. A press release from the cyber police said that the accused, Amit Jain, reportedly contacted the 67-year-old complainant in January this …

Cyber fraudsters dupe man of ₹5.5 lakh
4 months, 1 week ago

Cyber fraudsters dupe man of ₹5.5 lakh

Hindustan Times  

Cyber fraudsters duped a man of ₹5.5 lakh on the pretext of asking him to update his electricity bills or else face power disconnection. As per the complainant, he was asked to click on a link sent by the cyber crooks, download an app, and he lost a total of ₹5,54, 806 in multiple transactions done through internet banking. The …

Gujarat ‘share trader’ dupes Kerala woman of Rs 1.25 crore, nabbed from Ahmedabad
4 months, 1 week ago

Gujarat ‘share trader’ dupes Kerala woman of Rs 1.25 crore, nabbed from Ahmedabad

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: When an 80-year-old Aluva woman saw that she had made good profits in the chart shared by an ‘online share trading’ firm, where she had made heavy investments over a period since last November, she decided to withdraw a substantial amount. The woman then lodged a complaint with the Ernakulam Rural police, leading to the unravelling of a mafia …

20-year-old woman takes ₹10 lakh pre-approved loan to pay online fraudsters, loses ₹3 lakh
5 months, 1 week ago

20-year-old woman takes ₹10 lakh pre-approved loan to pay online fraudsters, loses ₹3 lakh

Hindustan Times  

A 20-year-old woman was allegedly held hostage virtually by cyber frauds and duped of ₹3 lakh in Noida’s Sector 49 on Wednesday, police said on Friday, adding that the gang threatened the woman so much that the terrified woman took a pre-approved loan of ₹10 lakh to pay the gang. “She was told to get in touch with Maharashtra police,” …

Cyber fraudsters on the prowl with fake banking apps in Kerala
5 months, 1 week ago

Cyber fraudsters on the prowl with fake banking apps in Kerala

New Indian Express  

Cyber fraudsters are devising innovative methods to deceive gullible people. Their latest tactic: Crafting fake banking apps that eerily resemble genuine ones. Recently, a woman from Kalamassery fell prey to this ruse and lost Rs 9.3 lakh due to unauthorised transactions on her debit and credit cards after installing a fake banking app. The installed app appeared to have all …

Citizens lose ₹1.06 cr in five cheating cases
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Citizens lose ₹1.06 cr in five cheating cases

Hindustan Times  

Five incidents of cheating were lodged in the city across various police stations on Saturday. In the first case, Sunil Gole, a resident of Sahakarnagar has lodged a complaint against a company staffer for cheating Bhagyashri Travels ₹9.81 lakh. In the second case, a software professional lodged a complaint with Kondhwa police stating that he was duped for ₹41.21 lakh …

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