Cyber Frauds In Puducherry: Senior Citizens Conned Out Of 9 Lakhs By Scam Caller
3 years, 5 months ago

Cyber Frauds In Puducherry: Senior Citizens Conned Out Of 9 Lakhs By Scam Caller

ABP News  

Puducherry: As India going digital during pandemic and otherwise, online financial frauds are more prevalent across the country making the digital transactions difficult for senior citizens. In a recent incident occurred in Puducherry, a cyber fraudulent robbed an elderly couple of Rs 9 lakhs accessing their account details. An unknown person called Geetha, a senior citizen who resides in Rainbow Nagar in Puducherry, posing himself the staff from Karur Visaya Bank in which Geetha and her husband Vasudevan had the joint account. According to, cybercrime police, the cyber frauds specifically target elderly people living alone in the cities and who are digitally illiterate.

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Cyber criminals defraud citizens of ₹1 crore in six cases
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1 day, 17 hours 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 …

Cyber cheats dupe citizens of ₹1.58 crore
4 days, 19 hours 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 …

Elderly woman in Bengaluru cheated of Rs 1.24 crore in cyber fraud
1 week, 1 day 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 …

Bengaluru senior citizen falls prey to ‘digital arrest’ scam, loses ₹1.94 cr saved in fixed deposit: Report
1 week, 3 days ago

Bengaluru senior citizen falls prey to ‘digital arrest’ scam, loses ₹1.94 cr saved in fixed deposit: Report

Hindustan Times  

A 68-year-old man in Bengaluru fell victim to an organised cyber scam, losing ₹1.94 crore from his fixed deposit after being held under "digital arrest" for seven days. The scammers, pretending to be Mumbai crime branch officers, accused the senior citizen of involving in a money laundering case linked to Naresh Goyal, the founder of Jet Airways. The fraudsters had …

Elderly woman in Rajasthan loses Rs 80 lakh after week-long digital arrest
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1 week, 3 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, …

Hyderabad Couple Fall Victim to 'Digital Arrest', Lose Rs 2 crore
1 week, 5 days ago

Hyderabad Couple Fall Victim to 'Digital Arrest', Lose Rs 2 crore

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A couple from Narayanguda were scared to even step out of their house after a four-day long of what they believed was a ‘digital arrest’. On pressing 1, the call got connected to a scamster, who, posing as a Mumbai crime branch officer, told them that there was suspicious activity noticed on their number. Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, Hyderabad …

Senior citizen from Bengaluru loses Rs 1.94 crore from his fixed deposit after getting WhatsApp video call
1 week, 5 days ago

Senior citizen from Bengaluru loses Rs 1.94 crore from his fixed deposit after getting WhatsApp video call

India Today  

Digital arrest cases have become a significant cyber menace in India. The latest victim of such fraud is from Mumbai, where a 68-year-old senior citizen was reportedly swindled out of Rs 1.94 crore from his fixed deposit. According to a report by Deccan Herald, the incident began on November 30 when the victim received a WhatsApp video call from an …

Karnataka Reports Rs 109 Crore Digital Fraud
1 week, 6 days ago

Karnataka Reports Rs 109 Crore Digital Fraud

Deccan Chronicle  

Belagavi: Karnataka has reported a total of 641 cases related to digital arrest fraud in the current year, with over ₹109 crore being defrauded, Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara informed the Legislative Council on Tuesday. The Minister stated that across the country, over 42,000 digital fraud cases were reported with Karnataka accounting for 11,000 of them. “In our efforts to …

Digital arrest scam: IT professional kept under ‘digital arrest’ for over a week in Coonoor, defrauded of ₹16 lakhs
1 week, 6 days ago

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

The Hindu  

Scammers pretending to be cyber crime police defrauded an IT professional in Coonoor of ₹16 lakhs in cash, falsely stating that she had been under ‘digital arrest’, and not allowing her to leave her home for over a week, the police have said. A few minutes later, the woman received a call on a video calling application from people claiming …

Delhi police crackdown on cyber fraud racket
3 weeks ago

Delhi police crackdown on cyber fraud racket

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has dismantled a major racket of cybercriminals who defrauded people to the tune of nearly Rs 20 crore by creating fake identity documents of non-existent individuals, established shell companies, opened current bank accounts, and rented out these accounts for fraudulent purposes. This syndicate had been providing access to multiple current bank accounts to unknown cyber fraudsters …

Pune man gets call for his involvement in credit card fraud, loses Rs 28 lakh in scam
3 weeks ago

Pune man gets call for his involvement in credit card fraud, loses Rs 28 lakh in scam

India Today  

In the past few months, there has been a sharp rise in cases of online scams in India. In this scam, fraudsters posing as fake police officials call victims, confine them to a room under the pretence of digital arrest, and instruct them not to communicate with anyone. The recently reported victim of this scam is a 76-year-old doctor from …

Hyderabad Man Loses over Rs 2 Lakh in Cyber Fraud
3 weeks ago

Hyderabad Man Loses over Rs 2 Lakh in Cyber Fraud

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A private employee, who wanted a personal loan from a leading financial institution, passed on sensitive information to a cyberfraudster and lost Rs 2,10,889 in the proces. The 51-year-old victim from Hyderabad had applied for a personal loan from a reputed financial institution. The scammer posing as representative of that company, told the victim that he was eligible for …

Hyderabad bank manager saves elderly couple from Rs 30 lakh cyber fraud
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Hyderabad bank manager saves elderly couple from Rs 30 lakh cyber fraud

India Today  

A branch manager at the State Bank of India’s Lothukunta branch in Hyderabad prevented a senior citizen couple from falling victim to a Rs 30 lakh cyber fraud on Friday. Naveen Kumar, the branch manager, acted promptly after noticing unusual behaviour from a 78-year-old customer who had come to close his Senior Citizen Savings Scheme account. When the customer denied …

Woman scammed of 26.33 lakh by ‘CJI Chandrachud’ in ‘digi-arrest’ case
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3 weeks, 3 days 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 …

Mumbai woman forced to strip, cheated of Rs 1.78 lakh after digital arrest
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3 weeks, 4 days 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
3 weeks, 5 days 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 call from fake telecom authority for his SIM, loses Rs 7.28 lakh
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

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

India Today  

India is grappling with the growing menace of cyber frauds, including digital arrest scams where fraudsters exploit digital platforms like WhatsApp to deceive unsuspecting victims. In a recent case of such an online scam, a student from IIT Bombay fell prey to scammers posing as fake Telecom Regulatory Authority of India officers and lost Rs 7.28 lakh. In the fake …

Digital arrest scam: Ex Air Force employee made to travel from Faridabad to Bihar, bank account wiped clean
4 weeks ago

Digital arrest scam: Ex Air Force employee made to travel from Faridabad to Bihar, bank account wiped clean

Hindustan Times  

Not just did this Faridabad man transfer all his money to someone he thought was a regulatory official, but also travelled all the way to Bihar on a train to repeat the same for another bank account before realising he was getting scammed and was put under ‘digital arrest’ - a cybercrime menace that has led to dozens of people …

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

Digital arrest scam: Alert SBI staff saves senior citizen in Hyderabad from ₹13 lakh fraud
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4 weeks ago

Digital arrest scam: Alert SBI staff saves senior citizen in Hyderabad from ₹13 lakh fraud

Live Mint  

An incident in Hyderabad has come to light where vigilant employees at a State Bank of India branch saved a senior citizen from being conned ₹13 lakh in a scam involving a so-called ‘digital arrest’. The senior citizen went to the SBI branch and told a bank staffer that he wanted to break fixed deposits to withdraw the money, the …

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

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

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

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A cybersecurity student outsmarted a group of scammers who attempted to scam his father by posing as officials from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Tuesday. The scammers had contacted the father of Ashwaghosh Saindhav, 21, the student, claiming that a SIM card issued in his name was being used for cybercrimes. Claiming urgency, they instructed Ashwaghosh to …

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

Gang behind ‘digital arrest’ busted, 2 held
1 month ago

Gang behind ‘digital arrest’ busted, 2 held

Hindustan Times  

Punjab Police have arrested two Assam-based men for their alleged involvement in cases of “digital fraud”. Digital arrest refers to a cyber scam where fraudsters, posing as law enforcement officials, deceive victims into believing they have committed a serious crime and must stay visible online until their demands are met, exploiting fear to extort money. The matter came to light …

Cyber fraudsters pose as cops, con 73-yr-old of ₹24L in Ludhiana
1 month, 1 week ago

Cyber fraudsters pose as cops, con 73-yr-old of ₹24L in Ludhiana

Hindustan Times  

Unidentified cyber fraudsters posing as cops allegedly duped a retired Merchant Navy engineer of ₹24.2 lakh, officials said. They said the fraudsters put up an elaborate hoax, claiming the victim was implicated in child pornography and money laundering cases. Singh said that despite his initially resistance, he was persuaded after the fraudsters staged a convincing video call. The caller said …

Rs 111 crore, 623 bank A/Cs, 25 arrests: The cyber-fraud that stunned Surat police
1 month, 1 week ago

Rs 111 crore, 623 bank A/Cs, 25 arrests: The cyber-fraud that stunned Surat police

India Today  

The Surat police have busted a major gang laundering money extorted from victims of ‘digital arrest’ around the country and even overseas. The police detected that lakhs of money parted with by cyber-fraud victims were first landing in a ‘mule account’, functional on ‘rooted devices’ operated from outside India. From Mota Varachha and Sarthana areas of Surat, the police recovered …

Rs 93 cr lost to cyber scammers in Coimbatore this year
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Rs 93 cr lost to cyber scammers in Coimbatore this year

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: Coimbatore City Police Commissioner V Balakrishnan said that there has been a significant increase in cybercrime cases and around Rs 93 crore was lured by scammers this year. However, in 2024, we received complaints worth Rs 98 crore and have managed to freeze approximately 50 per cent of the cash that was lured from the public by the scammers. …

BSNL, Jio, Airtel, Vi users attention! TRAI warns of new scams targeting mobile users
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BSNL, Jio, Airtel, Vi users attention! TRAI warns of new scams targeting mobile users

India TV News  

Cybercrimes are becoming a significant issue in India, with scammers tricking people out of large sums of money. Rising Digital Arrest in India India reported a financial loss of approximately Rs 120.3 crore due to a ‘digital arrest’ scam from January to April 2024, according to government data. Rajesh Kumar, CEO of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, noted that …

Beware! Cybercriminals are Making Calls as Caste Census Enumerators
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Beware! Cybercriminals are Making Calls as Caste Census Enumerators

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Cyber criminals are leaving no opportunity to dupe gullible persons by sending links and OTP frauds. With suspected fraudsters making calls and sending text messages while posing as survey officials, Hyderabad cybercrime police officials have cautioned the people not to respond to any calls and not reveal details of OTPs, links being sent by the miscreants. The fraudsters are …

Hyderabad SBI Staff Averts Rs 13 Lakh Cyber Fraud
1 month, 2 weeks 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. …

Fraudsters dupe elderly with 0% loan offer
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Fraudsters dupe elderly with 0% loan offer

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A 62-year-old businessman from Hyderabad was flooded with calls between August 9 and November 3, offering a loan at a zero per cent interest rate if he bought an insurance policy worth Rs 10 lakh. The representatives, claiming to be from a finance company, provided details via WhatsApp and asked the victim to submit an application form for a …

Bengaluru senior citizen stays home for a month after falling prey to ‘digital arrest’ scam, loses ₹81L: Report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru senior citizen stays home for a month after falling prey to ‘digital arrest’ scam, loses ₹81L: Report

Hindustan Times  

A 79-year-old retired employee fell prey to the ‘digital arrest’ scam in Bengaluru and lost ₹81 lakh, reported Deccan Herald. The Bengaluru senior citizen was blackmailed, and a total of ₹ 81 lakh was swindled from him in the name of digital arrest According to a report, the victim, who is a retired employee in a private firm, received a …

From fake stocks to deepfakes: Cybercriminals target elderly in rising Indian online scam wave
1 month, 2 weeks ago

From fake stocks to deepfakes: Cybercriminals target elderly in rising Indian online scam wave

Live Mint  

In a shocking incident that underscores the sharp rise in online scams in India, a 63-year-old man from Hyderabad was recently defrauded of ₹50 lakh after joining a fraudulent stock market scheme organised through a WhatsApp group. The online classes were facilitated through links shared on the WhatsApp group, directing participants to private virtual sessions where Singh provided market insights …

Cyber Criminals Nabbed in Chandigarh: Two Arrested for ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

Hindustan Times  

Two persons have been arrested in Chandigarh in a joint operation between the Cyber crime police station in Chandigarh and the Chennai police. The duo was involved in opening and arranging multiple mule bank accounts, which were further handed over to other criminals on commission basis for felicitating transactions of cheated money.

Cyber Criminals Trap Techie with 'Digital Arrest' in 30-Hour Extravaganza
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cyber Criminals Trap Techie with 'Digital Arrest' in 30-Hour Extravaganza

ABP News  

A 44-year-old IT employee managed to escape after being trapped in a fake money laundering case for nearly 30 hours thanks to the help of police. The ordeal began when the victim received voice and video calls from cyber criminals posing as Mumbai police officials, threatening him with arrest and demanding Rs 40 lakh for withdrawing money. Despite the threats, …

Techie Escapes Digital Arrest, Thanks to Timely Help
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Techie Escapes Digital Arrest, Thanks to Timely Help

Deccan Chronicle  

A 44-year-old IT employee managed to escape from cyber criminals in Telangana after being held under 'digital arrest' for nearly 30 hours. The ordeal began when the fraudsters posed as Mumbai police officials and threatened him with arrest in the money laundering case. Despite the threats, the victim remained calm and informed the Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police Station. The police …

Beware of 'Digital Arrest' Scam: How to Protect Yourself from Cyber Fraudsters
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Beware of 'Digital Arrest' Scam: How to Protect Yourself from Cyber Fraudsters

Deccan Chronicle  

Indian cyber-security agency CERT-In has issued an advisory flagging several modus operandi being used by cyber fraudsters including the 'digital arrest' scam. The advisory warns people against falling victim to this online scam, advising them to verify the identity of the agency before responding to any communication or threats.

Two Hyderabad residents scammed of over ₹5 lakh in separate cyber attacks
1 month, 4 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 …

Cybercrime cops refund Rs 38 lakh to victim
2 months, 1 week ago

Cybercrime cops refund Rs 38 lakh to victim

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: In case you fall victim to cyber fraud, register a complaint at the earliest so that the chances of recovery of lost money are higher, the cybercrime police insisted. In a recent case, the Hyderabad cybercrime police helped in refunding `39 lakh to a 34-year-old man who had lost `78 lakh in a stock trading fraud. However, once the …

Cybercrime in India: A staggering loss of Rs 14,600 crore
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Cybercrime in India: A staggering loss of Rs 14,600 crore

ABP News  

The article highlights the staggering sum of Rs 14,600 crore lost to online financial fraud in India since 2020. It emphasizes the rise in cybercrime, particularly online financial fraud, which constitutes nearly 84% of the total cybercrime complaints reported. The article outlines the modus operandi of cyber scams, including phishing attacks, fake investment platforms, and cryptocurrency fraud. It also mentions …

'Digital Arrest' Scamsters Strike Again, Elderly Woman Duped Of Rs 46 Lakh In MP
2 months, 2 weeks 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, …

Online financial fraud cases on the rise in Puducherry
3 months ago

Online financial fraud cases on the rise in Puducherry

The Hindu  

More people in Puducherry are falling into the traps laid by cyber fraudsters as data suggest a two-fold increase in online financial cheating cases during the first nine months of this year. As per data available with Cyber wing of the territorial police, as many as 107 cases pertaining to online financial frauds were registered in Puducherry from January to …

Chandigarh: Lost money to cyber fraud? Call 112 to freeze transaction instantly
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Chandigarh: Lost money to cyber fraud? Call 112 to freeze transaction instantly

Hindustan Times  

To combat the rising tide of financial cyber frauds in the city, Chandigarh Police have integrated cyber fraud reporting with the 112 emergency helpline. It is pertinent to mention that Chandigarh residents lost ₹ 17 crore to cyber fraud in the first six months of the year, primarily due to well-oiled investment fraud schemes, mostly targeting high-value targets. It is …

Cyber fraudsters prey on medicos exploiting poor vigil
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Cyber fraudsters prey on medicos exploiting poor vigil

The Hindu  

Police officers who recently investigated some major online financial frauds in Kozhikode city have flagged the need for improved awareness on the part of medical professionals, especially doctors, who reportedly emerge as the most vulnerable group being targeted by scammers. According to officers from the Kozhikode cyber station, fraudsters who came in contact with the complainant on social media collected …

Puducherry cyber wing bust major online scam
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Puducherry cyber wing bust major online scam

The Hindu  

The Puducherry Cyber Police have busted a multi-crore online scam that duped a large number of unsuspecting investors across India and arrested seven persons in this connection. Investigators believe this to be merely the tip of the iceberg and have already collected details on 1,57,346 potential victims across India through the websites of Global Software Solution, Algo Master trading, and …

Hyderabad man gets phone call about phone number deactivation, loses Rs 11 lakh in new scam
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Hyderabad man gets phone call about phone number deactivation, loses Rs 11 lakh in new scam

India Today  

A new scam is emerging in the country where scammers are syphoning money from people after threatening them about the illegal use of their SIM cards. The caller further threatened the victim, claiming that another SIM card had been issued in his name, which was allegedly linked to a harassment case registered with the Mumbai Police, as reported by TOI. …

20-year-old woman takes ₹10 lakh pre-approved loan to pay online fraudsters, loses ₹3 lakh
4 months, 3 weeks 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,” …

₹2,400 crore saved in over 7.6 lakh cyber crime complaints: Bandi Sanjay Kumar
4 months, 3 weeks ago

₹2,400 crore saved in over 7.6 lakh cyber crime complaints: Bandi Sanjay Kumar

The Hindu  

The Union Minister of State for Home, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, on Wednesday, informed the Rajya Sabha that an amount of ₹2,400 crore has been saved in more than 7.6 lakh complaints under the ‘Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System’, launched by the ministry for immediate reporting of online financial frauds and to stop siphoning off funds by the …

Noida resident duped of ₹34.5 lakh in cyber fraud
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Noida resident duped of ₹34.5 lakh in cyber fraud

Hindustan Times  

Noida: A 33-year-old man was duped of ₹34.5 lakh on the pretext of investing in share market through a mobile-based application and gaining huge profit in Noida’s Dujana village, officers said on Tuesday. The suspect also posed as the account manager of a UK-based investment firm, and opened his demat account in the mobile App meant for holding investments. The …

Cyber fraudsters on the prowl with fake banking apps in Kerala
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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