Bengaluru cybercrime police recover ₹1.4 crore of the ₹1.53 crore robbed from software engineer couple in investment scam case
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengaluru cybercrime police recover ₹1.4 crore of the ₹1.53 crore robbed from software engineer couple in investment scam case

The Hindu  

In a rare case, the east division cybercrime police cracked an online investment racket and managed to recover ₹1.4 crore out of the total ₹1.53 crore which had been robbed from a software engineer couple at Banaswadi in March this year. “For every cybercrime case, the investigating team follows three rules: trailing the money transaction and blocking the accounts, getting information from the complainant on time, and getting the complaint registered within the golden hour. DCP, east division, D. Devaraja, said that in July second week, the cybercrime team recovered a total of ₹61 lakh in two cases and returned the money to the victims after the due process. A senior police officer supervising cybercrime cases said the biggest success in all cybercrime scams is the recovery of the maximum amount of money.

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Cyber crime unit recovers ₹9.5 lakh lost in business fraud
56 minutes ago

Cyber crime unit recovers ₹9.5 lakh lost in business fraud

The Hindu  

The Hyderabad City Cyber Crime Unit successfully helped refund of ₹9,50,531 to a businessman who fell victim to cyber fraudsters. In the present instance, a 32-year-old complainant was deceived under the pretext of a business opportunity and had transferred the amount to bank accounts provided by the fraudsters, said the police. A team led by Inspector K. Prasada Rao, along …

Duo involved in cricket betting racket arrested
1 day, 9 hours ago

Duo involved in cricket betting racket arrested

The Hindu  

Two individuals involved in an illegal online cricket betting racket were arrested by the South zone team of the Commissioner’s Task Force in coordination with the Abids police. The police seized net cash amounting to ₹1.36 lakh, along with two mobile phones and online betting IDs worth ₹15.62 lakh. Both individuals, engaged in private business, had developed a habit of …

Digital arrest scam: Cops foil ₹1.10-cr cyber fraud targeting elderly couple in Mohali
2 days, 9 hours ago

Digital arrest scam: Cops foil ₹1.10-cr cyber fraud targeting elderly couple in Mohali

Hindustan Times  

The Mohali cybercrime police on Monday saved an 80-year-old man and his wife from losing ₹1.10 crore to cyber fraudsters running a ‘digital arrest’ scam. The Mohali cybercrime police on Monday saved an 80-year-old man and his wife from losing ₹ 1.10 crore to cyber fraudsters running a ‘digital arrest’ scam. “As the victim remained in fear, the fraudsters instructed …

Elderly woman loses ₹20 crore to 'digital arrest' fraud; 3 held
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1 week ago

Elderly woman loses ₹20 crore to 'digital arrest' fraud; 3 held

The Hindu  

An 86-year-old woman from south Mumbai lost more than ₹20 crore of her savings over two months to a 'digital arrest' fraud, police said on Thursday. The fraudsters asked the elderly woman to share with them her bank details under the pretext of verifying funds of her account which were connected to criminal activity, the official said. While investigating the …

Elderly woman loses ₹20 crore to 'digital arrest' fraud; 3 held
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1 week ago

Elderly woman loses ₹20 crore to 'digital arrest' fraud; 3 held

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai, An 86-year-old woman from south Mumbai lost more than ₹20 crore of her savings over two months to a 'digital arrest' fraud, police said on Thursday. Elderly woman loses ₹ 20 crore to 'digital arrest' fraud; 3 held One of the fraudsters posed as a 'CBI officer' to extort money from the woman, they said, adding three persons have …

Ramanathapuram police recover ₹5 lakh lost by youth to cyber fraud
1 week, 1 day ago

Ramanathapuram police recover ₹5 lakh lost by youth to cyber fraud

The Hindu  

Ramanathapuram Superintendent of Police G. Chandeesh recently handed over the recovered ₹5 lakh cash to a victim that was lost due to a cyber fraud. Pasupathi, aged 30, of Ilamanur, in February came across a post on social media platform, Instagram, about investments in crypto currency. As he was sent account details of a private bank, the victim as instructed …

Karnataka reports 12 deepfake-related cybercrime cases in two years
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1 week, 1 day ago

Karnataka reports 12 deepfake-related cybercrime cases in two years

The Hindu  

Karnataka is seeing an increase in cybercrimes linked to deepfake technology. Revenge crime A senior police official said while deepfake-related cases have been reported in Karnataka, their numbers remain relatively low compared to other forms of cybercrime. In most instances, the victim has a strong suspicion about who might be responsible, making it easier for us to identify and apprehend …

Citizens cheated of ₹31.35 lakh in cyber fraud cases
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1 week, 1 day ago

Citizens cheated of ₹31.35 lakh in cyber fraud cases

Hindustan Times  

Three cases of cyber frauds were lodged in the city on March 17, where fraudsters duped citizens collectively of ₹31.35 lakh. In the first case, the Alankar Police have lodged a case against a nationalised bank manager for calling up a bank customer urging him to complete the Know your customer process and instead fraudulently transferred ₹8.60 lakh from the …

Delhi native arrested in courier scam gets six years imprisonment in 55 days
1 week, 3 days ago

Delhi native arrested in courier scam gets six years imprisonment in 55 days

The Hindu  

The Fourth Judicial Magistrate Court in Coimbatore on Monday awarded six years of imprisonment to a New Delhi native, whom the Coimbatore district cybercrime police arrested in a courier scam in January this year. Coimbatore District Superintendent of Police K. Karthikeyan said the person involved in the scam, Gopi Kumar, 42, was convicted by the court in 55 days after …

86-year-old Mumbai woman loses Rs. 20.25 crore in yet another cyber scam
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1 week, 3 days ago

86-year-old Mumbai woman loses Rs. 20.25 crore in yet another cyber scam

Hindustan Times  

An 86-year-old woman in Mumbai became yet another victim of cyber fraud and a digital arrest scam, losing over ₹20 crore after getting a call about misuse of her Aadhaar card. 20.25 crore In the initial call that set the whole scam up, the caller told the victim that her Aadhaar card and other personal information had been used to …

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan: 1,343 cases registered in CSR funds scam
1 week, 3 days ago

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan: 1,343 cases registered in CSR funds scam

The Hindu  

The Kerala Police has till March 12 registered a total of 1,343 cases related to the fake corporate social responsibility funds scam in which people were allegedly cheated by falsely promising scooters and laptops at half price using fake CSR funds, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the Kerala Assembly on Monday. Responding to questions, he said that the accused had …

Govt blocks over 87,000 accounts across WhatsApp and Skype which were linked to digital arrest scam
2 weeks ago

Govt blocks over 87,000 accounts across WhatsApp and Skype which were linked to digital arrest scam

India Today  

In a major crackdown on cybercrime, the Indian government has blocked more than 87,000 accounts on WhatsApp and Skype that were linked to the digital arrest scam. By February 2025, 17,718 cases of the digital arrest scam have already been reported, with victims losing an amount totalling Rs 210.21 crore. The digital arrest scam is a sophisticated cyber fraud where …

Fintech firm staff, five others held for cyber fraud
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Fintech firm staff, five others held for cyber fraud

Hindustan Times  

The Pimpri-Chinchwad police cyber cell has arrested an employee of a fintech company and five others for using the firm’s account to receive cyber fraud money, said police on Tuesday. According to the police, the accused used platforms such as Airpay, Instant Pay, Pay World, and Spice Money to create accounts to deposit money obtained through fraudulent means into these …

Job scams to digital slavery, how India battles China's cyber mafia
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Job scams to digital slavery, how India battles China's cyber mafia

India Today  

About 540 Indians, including 28 women, lured into a cybercrime network with fake job offers, have been rescued from Thailand and other countries. They were rescued from Myanmar’s Myawaddy region, where cyber-scam centres allegedly run by Chinese gangs force victims into fraudulent activities. Organised crime groups use advanced technology to evade detection, necessitating law enforcement to adapt and develop specialised …

Cyber fraud in India: $12.2 mn lost, 13,384 cases reported in first nine months of 2024-25
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Cyber fraud in India: $12.2 mn lost, 13,384 cases reported in first nine months of 2024-25

Firstpost  

According to the data, fraud cases involving ₹100,000 or more have risen drastically over the years. The amount lost to these cybercrimes reached a record ₹177 crore in FY 2024 The fraud cases involving ₹100,000 or more have risen drastically over the years. During this period, a total number of 13,384 cases of cyber fraud were registered in the country …

Cyber fraud losses in India have surge nearly 10-fold in a decade: finance ministry
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Cyber fraud losses in India have surge nearly 10-fold in a decade: finance ministry

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Losses due to cyber frauds have surged nearly 10-fold in a decade, Pankaj Chaudhary, minister of state in the Union finance ministry, said on Monday. Responding to a question in the Lok Sabha, Chaudhary said losses due to cyber frauds increased to ₹177.05 crore in 2023-24 from ₹18.46 crore in 2014-15. In the first nine months of FY25, …

Cybercrime probes focus on crypto transactions
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Cybercrime probes focus on crypto transactions

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: In a move to strengthen investigations into cases relating to cyber crime, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to ramp up its efforts to track increasing cryptocurrency transactions, particularly since 2020, as an analysis of the data available with the agencies revealed that criminals are directly or indirectly using the digital currencies to launder and take …

Delhi Police arrests four men for ₹44.50 lakh 'digital arrest' fraud
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Delhi Police arrests four men for ₹44.50 lakh 'digital arrest' fraud

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Delhi Police has arrested four cyber fraudsters for allegedly duping a man of ₹44.50 lakh under the guise of 'digital arrest' by posing as CBI officers, officials said on Sunday. Delhi Police arrests four men for ₹ 44.50 lakh 'digital arrest' fraud The scam came to light when the victim, Virender Kumar Indora, a resident of Mayur Vihar …

DGP appointed exclusively to monitor cybercrimes in State: Home Minister
2 weeks, 6 days ago

DGP appointed exclusively to monitor cybercrimes in State: Home Minister

The Hindu  

Expressing concern over the increasing cases of cybercrime in the State, Home Minister G. Parameshwara informed the Legislative Council on Thursday that the number of such cases had increased from 10,572 in 2020 to 21,984 by 2024. Bhoje Gowda on the law and order situation in the State, Dr. Parameshwara said Karnataka has set up an exclusive cyber unit to …

T.N. Cyber Crime Wing arrests two men from Surat in ‘digital arrest’ scam
3 weeks ago

T.N. Cyber Crime Wing arrests two men from Surat in ‘digital arrest’ scam

The Hindu  

The Cyber Crime Wing of Tiruvallur police has arrested two men from Surat, Gujarat, for their alleged involvement in a ‘digital arrest’ scam. On December 17 last year, a victim of the fraud, hailing from Tiruvallur district, registered a complaint on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal alleging he was defrauded to the tune of ₹71 lakh. The caller told …

Cyber fraud being operated from fake call centre in city busted; 63 arrested
3 weeks ago

Cyber fraud being operated from fake call centre in city busted; 63 arrested

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Officials from the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau on Thursday busted a major cyberfraud operation running out of a fake call centre in Hi-Tec City, Madhapur, with the arrest of 63 persons including women from the northeast. According to officials, the accused, working at Exito Solutions, a fake call centre, impersonated customer care representatives of PayPal to deceive victims. Using …

Gurugram: 7 people held for duping people over ₹87 crore in cyber frauds
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Gurugram: 7 people held for duping people over ₹87 crore in cyber frauds

Hindustan Times  

Seven cyber fraudsters arrested by Gurugram cyber police over the last two months allegedly duped hundreds of people across the country for more than ₹87 crores, officials said on Wednesday. Police recovered ₹7.60 lakh in cash, seven mobiles and three SIM cards from their possessions, they said. The accused were involved in various cyber crimes, including cyber bullying, stalking, impersonation, …

Cryptocurrency scams busted near Assam-Bangladesh border
3 weeks ago

Cryptocurrency scams busted near Assam-Bangladesh border

The Hindu  

The Assam Police have busted a couple of multi-level cryptocurrency scams by cybercriminals operating from villages near the Assam-Bangladesh border. Within three days, the police in western Assam’s South Salmara-Mankachar district arrested five persons for running fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes. The police said the accused used online payment platforms such PhonePe, Paytm, and Binance, a Chinese cryptocurrency exchange for Bitcoins, Ethereum, …

Drug addict who stole ₹12 lakh in multiple currencies, arrested in Mohali
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Drug addict who stole ₹12 lakh in multiple currencies, arrested in Mohali

Hindustan Times  

Mohali police apprehended an unemployed drug addict on Tuesday who pilfered ₹4.5 lakh in Indian currency and foreign currencies from 10 countries, with a total estimated valuation of ₹8 lakh, to fuel his addiction. Police claim to have solved the theft case involving dollars and dirhams from the shop of a person dealing with Western Union and MoneyGram transfers. Sukhdev …

Cybercrime sweep: 161 offenders arrested across 11 States in January, February
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Cybercrime sweep: 161 offenders arrested across 11 States in January, February

The Hindu  

The cybercrime unit of the Cyberabad police detected as many as 82 cases, leading to the arrest of 161 offenders across 11 States during the first two months of 2025. The operation targeted various forms of cyber frauds, including trading scams, digital arrest fraud, and part-time job frauds. Other significant fraud categories included digital arrest fraud, with 15 cases and …

Cyberabad police arrest key suspect in ₹14 crore investment fraud targeting 200 investors
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Cyberabad police arrest key suspect in ₹14 crore investment fraud targeting 200 investors

The Hindu  

A man accused of duping around 200 individuals of ₹14 crore in large-scale investment fraud was arrested by the Economic Offences Wing of Cyberabad police on Tuesday. Another scheme assured investors that the same deposit amount would provide a monthly return of ₹20,000 for ten months, again amounting to ₹2 lakh, with a similar deduction. A third scheme offered land …

Cybercrime may cost India Rs 20,000 core in 2025; banking, e-com most vulnerable
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Cybercrime may cost India Rs 20,000 core in 2025; banking, e-com most vulnerable

India Today  

The menace of cybercrime continues to target more Indians and heavy losses. Bengaluru-based cybersecurity firm CloudSEK, after analysing data related to more than 5000 now-defunct malicious website domains and instances of abuse of over 16000 brands, has predicted that Indians and Indian companies could lose Rs 20,000 crore to cybercrimes in 2025. Scams related to brand impersonation alone could cost …

Kolkata Police arrests ‘kingpin’ of digital arrest racket from Delhi
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Kolkata Police arrests ‘kingpin’ of digital arrest racket from Delhi

The Hindu  

The cybercrime branch of Kolkata Police on Friday said they have arrested one of the primary ‘kingpins’ of a fraudulent network of digital arrests and other cybercrimes. According to Kolkata Police sources, the accused Yogesh Dua was arrested in Delhi and brought to Kolkata on transit remand, as granted by the Delhi High Court. “The accused is involved in about …

Despite awareness campaigns, many fall victim to online financial fraud in Kozhikode
1 month ago

Despite awareness campaigns, many fall victim to online financial fraud in Kozhikode

The Hindu  

Even after a series of aggressive awareness campaigns against scammers and online financial fraud, there is no let-up in the number of new cheating cases and the volume of money lost in each incident in Kozhikode district. According to cyber cell officers, many fresh cases related to loss of money by way of responding to messages of scammers through hacked …

CBI seizes cryptocurrencies worth ₹23.94 crore in GainBitcoin scam
1 month ago

CBI seizes cryptocurrencies worth ₹23.94 crore in GainBitcoin scam

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has seized cryptocurrencies worth ₹23.94 crore following searches at more than 60 locations across five States in connection with the ₹6,600-crore GainBitcoin scam case. During the searches, the Agency seized cryptocurrencies, multiple hardware crypto wallets, 121 documents, 34 laptops/hard disks, 12 mobile phones, and multiple email and instant messaging app dumps. “The seized documents and …

How India's cybercrime crackdown is ensnaring digital devils
1 month ago

How India's cybercrime crackdown is ensnaring digital devils

India Today  

For those who relish the sport of stringing along scammers—those insidious voices claiming to be police officers, courier agents demanding OTPs or bank officials offering too-good-to-be-true deals—you may have noticed a change in their tone. India’s offensive against cybercriminals Like a vast, invisible web spun across the country, India’s cybercrime crackdown has ensnared thousands of digital fraudsters. Empowering the citizen …

CBI raids 60 locations across India in bitcoin and crypto fraud case
1 month ago

CBI raids 60 locations across India in bitcoin and crypto fraud case

Live Mint  

India's Central Bureau of Investigation raided 60 locations across India on Tuesday, February 25, in connection with a bitcoin and crypto fraud case, according to the official press release. The investigation agency conducted searches in major cities, including Delhi NCR, Pune, Chandigarh, Nanded, Kolhapur, and Bengaluru, among others, to identify individuals linked to the proceeds of the GainBitcoin scam. “Central …

Cyberabad cybercrime police arrest three for Rs 1.38 crore digital arrest fraud
1 month ago

Cyberabad cybercrime police arrest three for Rs 1.38 crore digital arrest fraud

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Cyberabad cybercrime police arrested three persons on Monday in connection with a Rs 1.38 crore “digital arrest” fraud. They had falsely implicated him in an Anti-Money Laundering case and persuaded him into transferring Rs 1.386 crore to multiple bank accounts, the police said. The police tracked the transactions and found that `9.6 lakh was credited to Gokul’s Federal Bank …

Gang of three from Tamil Nadu arrested in ₹1.38 crore ‘digital arrest’ fraud
1 month ago

Gang of three from Tamil Nadu arrested in ₹1.38 crore ‘digital arrest’ fraud

The Hindu  

Three men from Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, have been arrested by the Cyberabad Cyber Crime Police for their involvement in a ₹1.38 crore ‘digital arrest’ fraud. Under immense pressure, the victim was tricked into transferring ₹1,38,60,000 across multiple bank accounts controlled by the fraudsters,” explained the police. The Cyberabad Cyber Crime Police initiated a thorough investigation, which revealed that the stolen …

Bitcoin India Wallet and Exchange owner held for duping man of ₹8.5 lakh
1 month ago

Bitcoin India Wallet and Exchange owner held for duping man of ₹8.5 lakh

The Hindu  

The cybercrime unit of Hyderabad police on Saturday arrested a fraudster who duped a person of ₹8.5 lakh in a cryptocurrency fraud through his digital trading platform. Ltd., under the guise of a legitimate trading platform through Bitcoin India Wallet and Exchange application and website. The case came to light when a 35-year-old resident of Jubilee Hills lodged a complaint …

World's largest crypto theft reported at Bybit; ₹13,000-crore Ethereum stolen
1 month ago

World's largest crypto theft reported at Bybit; ₹13,000-crore Ethereum stolen

Hindustan Times  

The world's largest cryptocurrency hack has been reported at Dubai-based exchange Bybit. The world's largest cryptocurrency hack has been reported at Dubai-based Bybit, with cryto worth ₹ 13,000 crore being reported stolen. Bybit CEO and Founder Ben Zhou assured customers that their “funds are safe” and said that the company has launched a refund program for affected users. India's largest …

Refund in cyber frauds just 0.48 per cent in Andhra Pradesh
1 month ago

Refund in cyber frauds just 0.48 per cent in Andhra Pradesh

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh has recorded a dismal 0.48% refund of lost money in cyber frauds to victims in 2024. Of the total Rs 974.12 crore lost in cyber frauds that took place from January 1 to December 31, 2024, the cybercrime police stations in the 26 districts of the State have only recovered Rs 4.75 crore, which amounts to a …

Pensioner Falls Victim to 'Digital Arrest' Scam, Loses Rs 28.68 Lakh
1 month ago

Pensioner Falls Victim to 'Digital Arrest' Scam, Loses Rs 28.68 Lakh

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:The Cyberabad cybercrime police on Friday busted a gang that had placed a 60-year-old government pensioner under ‘digital arrest’ and defrauded her of `28.68 lakh. The arrested accused have been identified as Hamza, Mustafa C.T., Hensily Joseph, V.P.Manikandan, Ashif Ali Peringadakkad, all residents of Kerala. The victim received a phone call from the number during the caller falsely informed the …

Seven arrested for two separate ‘digital arrest’ scams worth ₹1.66 crore
1 month ago

Seven arrested for two separate ‘digital arrest’ scams worth ₹1.66 crore

The Hindu  

The cybercrime wing of the Cyberabad police on Friday arrested seven persons in two separate cases of ‘digital arrest’. In the first case, two persons involved in a ‘digital arrest’ fraud in which an 82-year-old retired engineer was duped of ₹1.38 crore, were arrested. The call was then transferred to a ‘cybercrime officer’ from Mumbai who coerced the victim to …

₹62.46 lakh refunded to cyber fraud victims through court orders in Hyderabad
1 month ago

₹62.46 lakh refunded to cyber fraud victims through court orders in Hyderabad

The Hindu  

The Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police facilitated the refund of ₹62,46,900 to victims of online fraud in 16 cases, following court directives. The modus operandi in these scams ranged from false investment promises to impersonation tactics designed to deceive victims into transferring money. “Of the 16 cases, eight were related to stock trading and investment scams, where victims were lured with …

Cybercrime prosecutions struggle amid legal and technical gaps, say experts
1 month, 1 week ago

Cybercrime prosecutions struggle amid legal and technical gaps, say experts

The Hindu  

Amid discussions about the rising number of cybercrime cases, low conviction rate has emerged as a key challenge. Srikrishna, a retired Supreme Court judge, emphasised the need for specialised training for lawyers handling cybercrime cases. Latest cyber offences like ‘digital arrest’, which have been been making headlines are not defined in the Indian law, raising serious questions about the investigation …

Online frauds pocket ₹54 lakh from two in Kalaburagi
1 month, 1 week ago

Online frauds pocket ₹54 lakh from two in Kalaburagi

The Hindu  

Despite several awareness drives by the cyber police, people continue to fall prey to online frauds. In the latest of such crimes, two people from Kalaburagi were cheated of ₹54 lakh in as many incidents by fraudsters and two cases have been registered at the Cyber, Economic Offences and Narcotics Police here. In one of the cases, a resident of …

Four of inter-State gang cheating people of offering online jobs arrested by Madurai district police
1 month, 1 week ago

Four of inter-State gang cheating people of offering online jobs arrested by Madurai district police

The Hindu  

Four members of an inter-State gang, operating from Kerala and Karnataka, that cheated people of offering part-time online jobs were arrested by Madurai district police. Arvind said that cyber crime police had frozen various bank accounts of the accused with deposits of ₹76.52 lakh. They were arrested acting upon a complaint from a man from Silaiman near Madurai that he …

Half-priced dreams, full-priced nightmares: Why are Keralites such easy prey for scamsters?
1 month, 1 week ago

Half-priced dreams, full-priced nightmares: Why are Keralites such easy prey for scamsters?

New Indian Express  

During the fag-end of 2024, a 45-year-old man from Kerala lost a staggering Rs 4.05 crore over a two-and-a-half month period to a cyber scam. Earlier, in September 2024, a scamster hailing from Rajasthan cheated a Kozhikode doctor to the tune of Rs 4.08 crore. Kerala police said that during the year 2023, a total of 23,753 people in the …

Thiruvananthapuram City police launch probe into cybercrime
1 month, 1 week ago

Thiruvananthapuram City police launch probe into cybercrime

The Hindu  

The City Cyber police have launched an investigation into a case where an online scam led to a city resident being defrauded of ₹1.84 crore. The victim was reportedly tricked by scammers who posed as officials from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and falsely claimed that he was involved in a money laundering case. According to the police, the …

Three persons held for robbing ₹17 lakh from businessman near Marina beach
1 month, 1 week ago

Three persons held for robbing ₹17 lakh from businessman near Marina beach

The Hindu  

The Marina police on Saturday arrested three suspects who were allegedly involved in robbing ₹17 lakh from a businessman near Marina beach on Kamarajar Salai. The police said S. Mahathir Mohammed, 27, of Royapettah gave ₹17 lakh to his brother Asmath and asked him to deposit it in a bank. When Asmath was taking the money on a bike to …

Haryana man arrested for duping investor of ₹3.30 lakh in cyber fraud scheme
1 month, 1 week ago

Haryana man arrested for duping investor of ₹3.30 lakh in cyber fraud scheme

Hindustan Times  

A man was arrested for allegedly duping people in an online part-time job scam, police said on Saturday. The matter came to light when police received a complaint that Kumar had duped a man of ₹3.30 lakh assuring higher returns on investment, police said. The complainant told the police that he got in touch with the accused through social media …

CBI conducts searches in Delhi and Haryana in cybercrime case
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1 month, 1 week ago

CBI conducts searches in Delhi and Haryana in cybercrime case

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has searched 11 locations in Delhi and neighbouring Haryana in connection with a cybercrime case, resulting in the seizure of ₹1.08 crore in cash, $1000, and 252 gm of gold.The Central Bureau of Investigation has searched 11 locations in Delhi and neighbouring Haryana in connection with a cybercrime case, resulting in the seizure of ₹1.08 …

Gujarat: ED seizes Rs 1,646 crore from US-wanted scammer in biggest crypto fraud
1 month, 1 week ago

Gujarat: ED seizes Rs 1,646 crore from US-wanted scammer in biggest crypto fraud

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate has seized cryptocurrencies worth approximately Rs 1,646 crore in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, as part of its investigation into the massive BitConnect scam. The case revolves around Satish Kumbhani, the founder of the now-defunct crypto investment platform BitConnect, who has been under the scrutiny of the US Department of Justice for orchestrating one of the world's largest cryptocurrency frauds. …

Cyber Fraudster Dupe Rs 25 Lakh, Nabbed
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Cyber Fraudster Dupe Rs 25 Lakh, Nabbed

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: City cybercrime officials have arrested a fraudster named Cheruku Naveen, 33, for orchestrating 87 part-time job and investment frauds across the country, including 14 in Telangana. According to DCP CCS Dara Kavitha, a 41-year-old victim received a WhatsApp message offering a part-time job reviewing Google Maps. City cybercrime officials urge citizens to remain cautious of fraudulent job and investment …

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