Cyber Fraudsters Dupe Jodhpur Doctor Of Rs 63 Lakh With Fake Investment Scheme On WhatsApp
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cyber Fraudsters Dupe Jodhpur Doctor Of Rs 63 Lakh With Fake Investment Scheme On WhatsApp

ABP News  

Jaipur: A neurosurgeon from Jodhpur lost Rs 62.8 lakh to cyber criminals who lured him with promises of high returns on stock market investments, the police said. According to Bhagat Ki Kothi police station in-charge Rajiv Bhadu, the victim, Tejpal Fidoda, the son of Amar Singh and a resident of Krishna Nagar, received a link on January 3 that invited him to join an app called SCIATOP and a WhatsApp investment group. The doctor frequently interacted with two individuals named Niharika Tiwari and Saurabh Jain, who claimed to provide expert investment advice. The scammers convinced Fidoda to transfer money into an institutional account, promising substantial returns within four months.

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Cyber crime unit recovers ₹9.5 lakh lost in business fraud
6 hours, 33 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 …

Two men from Delhi arrested for conning Hyderabad businessman of ₹9.5 lakh
1 day, 4 hours ago

Two men from Delhi arrested for conning Hyderabad businessman of ₹9.5 lakh

The Hindu  

Two men from Delhi were arrested by the cybercrime wing of Hyderabad police for defrauding a Hyderabad–based businessman of ₹9.5 lakh in a business and investment scam. Investigation revealed that the fraudsters primarily operated by reaching out to victims through social media platforms and direct calls, pretending to offer guidance on business expansion, trading, and securing international orders. They convinced …

Chandigarh: 73-year-old man falls victim to cyber fraud, loses ₹10 lakh
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3 days, 15 hours ago

Chandigarh: 73-year-old man falls victim to cyber fraud, loses ₹10 lakh

Hindustan Times  

A 73-year-old resident of Sector 49, Chandigarh, was duped of ₹10 lakh by cyber fraudsters who posed as officials from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and law enforcement, threatening him with arrest in a fake money laundering case. The fraudsters coerced Vibhash Chandra Burman, the victim into transferring his savings to an “SSA account” to prove his innocence after …

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 …

Scammers threaten doctor with fake human trafficking case, dupes her of Rs 70 lakh in online scam
1 week, 1 day ago

Scammers threaten doctor with fake human trafficking case, dupes her of Rs 70 lakh in online scam

India Today  

Cyber fraud is becoming an epidemic in India. While these cyber hawkers use different tricks to dupe people, one of the most prominent fraudulent plans is reportedly the ‘digital arrest’ scam, where scammers call unsuspecting individuals and threaten them into giving their money. The latest victim of this fraud has been reported from Pune, where a doctor was duped of …

Kanpur man outsmarts scammer, tricks him into sending Rs 10,000
1 week, 3 days ago

Kanpur man outsmarts scammer, tricks him into sending Rs 10,000

India Today  

A young man in Kanpur turned the tables on a cyber fraudster and managed to transfer Rs 10,000 from the scammer’s account into his own. Pretending to panic, Bhupendra played along and told the fraudster, “Uncle, please don’t tell my mother, or I’ll be in big trouble.” The fraudster demanded Rs 16,000 to settle the matter. He claimed the jeweller …

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 …

Private hospital employee loses ₹2.8 lakh to online fraud
3 weeks ago

Private hospital employee loses ₹2.8 lakh to online fraud

The Hindu  

An electrician of a private hospital in Manipal lost ₹2.8 lakh to fraudsters, who made him transfer money to receive a gift from abroad. In the compliant to Udupi Town Police, the victim said he got message from an unknown person on instagram from the account ‘reta_wat’ in December 2024 and he started to interact with the person. The caller …

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 …

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 …

₹62.46 lakh refunded to cyber fraud victims through court orders in Hyderabad
1 month, 1 week 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 …

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 …

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 …

Youth loses over Rs 12 lakh in part time job fraud
1 month, 1 week ago

Youth loses over Rs 12 lakh in part time job fraud

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Inviting people to rate and review in the name of giving tasks and assignments are often resulting in financial frauds. The victim is duped in the name of part time jobs and given some amount so that they fall into the trap. In a case registered with Rachakonda Cybercrime, a victim from Keesara was added to a WhatsApp group …

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 …

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 …

Cyber fraud alert: Doctor duped of ₹15.50 lakh via fake trading app; here’s what happened
1 month, 1 week ago

Cyber fraud alert: Doctor duped of ₹15.50 lakh via fake trading app; here’s what happened

Live Mint  

A doctor from Coimbatore has fallen victim to a sophisticated cyber scam, losing a staggering ₹15.50 lakh after clicking on a seemingly harmless YouTube link. Dr Karthik, an active stock market investor with a Demat account, was browsing investment-related content on YouTube when he stumbled upon a link promising exclusive trading insights. Upon clicking it, he was unwittingly added to …

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 …

Hyderabad: Crook Who Duped Man of Rs 43.36 Lakh Held
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hyderabad: Crook Who Duped Man of Rs 43.36 Lakh Held

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The city cyber crime unit on Wednesday arrested a crook who duped a 55-year-old man of Rs 43,36,146 on the pretext of part time investment. The accused identified as Pagadala Uma Mahesh, 33, a native of AP, confessed his involvement in eight cases across India and three in Telangana. The victim believed the fraudster's advice and initially transferred Rs …

Ludhiana: Teen loses ₹16 lakh to cyber fraud in fake investment scam
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ludhiana: Teen loses ₹16 lakh to cyber fraud in fake investment scam

Hindustan Times  

An 18-year-old boy lost ₹16.08 lakh to cyber fraudsters, who duped him under the guise of stock market investment. The teenager, who had received the money from his father for college entrance exams and fee, was added to a WhatsApp group where fake investment profits were shown to lure him into further transactions. An 18-year-old boy lost ₹ 16.08 lakh …

Woman loses ₹5.6 crore in online investment scam
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Woman loses ₹5.6 crore in online investment scam

The Hindu  

The City Cybercrime police have registered an FIR against two persons who, posing as investment advisors, allegedly lured a city-based woman and cheated her of ₹5.6 crore. Based on the complaint by the victim from Nagarabhavi, the Cybercrime police charged the accused identified as Veeresh Gupta and Ayan Joseph under various sections of the IT Act, and BNS for cheating …

Man duped of ₹41 lakh twice in 2 months by cyber frauds
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Man duped of ₹41 lakh twice in 2 months by cyber frauds

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: A 55-year-old man was duped of ₹41.67 lakh by cyber criminals who entrapped him twice in investment fraud within two months, police said on Tuesday. The man transacted ₹ 15.49 lakh in four different bank accounts in Odisha and Maharashtra through first App. While impersonating investment officials of two different firms, the suspects approached the victim, a retired army …

Two from Coimbatore duped of over ₹71 lakh by cyber fraudsters
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Two from Coimbatore duped of over ₹71 lakh by cyber fraudsters

The Hindu  

Two persons from Coimbatore were cheated of a total of ₹71,29,000 after they fell into the traps of cyber fraudsters. The septuagenarian received a call from an unknown person, who impersonated a CBI officer and told him that a First Information Report has been registered against him at the Andheri police station in Maharashtra, for having been involved in money …

Noida Police helps businessman get back Rs 1.55 crore lost in online fraud
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Noida Police helps businessman get back Rs 1.55 crore lost in online fraud

India Today  

A businessman who lost Rs 1.55 crore to an elaborate online fraud has had his money successfully recovered in less than two months, courtesy the cyber cell team of Noida Police. According to police, the cybercriminals forged the email ID of a UK-based vendor and deceived the businessman into transferring approximately 145,308.53 British pounds into a designated bank account. Realising …

Hyderabad Police takes down pan-India cyber scam; bankers among 52 arrested
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hyderabad Police takes down pan-India cyber scam; bankers among 52 arrested

The Hindu  

The Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police dismantled a pan-India cyber fraud network by arresting 52 people, including a deputy manager, an assistant vice-president, and a sales manager from three private banks. During the investigation, officials identified a complex network of fraudulent transactions and deceptive schemes that exploited digital finance platforms, said Commissioner of Hyderabad Police C.V. Anand. Kata Srinivasa Rao, sales …

Hyderabad doctor conned of ₹3 crore in ‘digital arrest’ scam by scammers
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hyderabad doctor conned of ₹3 crore in ‘digital arrest’ scam by scammers

The Hindu  

Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police arrested two individuals from Gujarat for ‘digitally arresting’ a Hyderabad-based doctor and conning her of ₹3 crore by posing as government officials. Their scam with the Hyderabad victim began with a 54-year-old female doctor, residing in Gudimalkapur, receiving a call from an unknown individual claiming to be an officer from the Telecom Department. Under duress and …

Hyderabad police bust Rs 93 lakh trading fraud, three arrested
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hyderabad police bust Rs 93 lakh trading fraud, three arrested

Deccan Chronicle  

The cyber crime unit of Hyderabad police busted a Rs 93 lakh trading fraud and arrested two employees of private sector banks and a business man for their alleged involvement. The trading fraud involves cyber criminals operating in India, Nepal and China, who lured gullible people to make investments in stocks, a police release said on Wednesday. It said the …

Hyderabad police nabs 52 persons including 3 senior bank officials in cybercrime cases
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hyderabad police nabs 52 persons including 3 senior bank officials in cybercrime cases

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Hyderabad cyber police detected a massive online trading fraud amounting to Rs 23 crores, which is being operated across India, Nepal and China, and arrested three bank officials from two different banks from Bengaluru. According to Hyderabad police commissioner C.V. Anand, fraudulent transactions with Rs 23 crore were routed through accounts created and managed by the accused, who are …

How a suspected AI deepfake scam in Kerala landed a school teacher in West Bengal behind the bars
2 months ago

How a suspected AI deepfake scam in Kerala landed a school teacher in West Bengal behind the bars

The Hindu  

When a five-member team from the Infopark police in Kochi, Kerala, turned up at her house in a village in Purulia, the westernmost district of West Bengal, with an arrest warrant, on Wednesday, Sulapa Mishra, a 54-year-old school teacher, was scared out of her wits. She was even more in shock when the police, including two women, told her that …

Two men arrested for cyber fraud in Chennai
2 months ago

Two men arrested for cyber fraud in Chennai

The Hindu  

The Cybercrime Wing of the Avadi City Police has arrested two men who were allegedly part of an online cybercrime network that swindled over ₹38 lakh from a college lecturer a few months ago. In July last year, the victim, Mary Janet Daisy of Velappanchavadi, received a call from a person claiming they were from the Mumbai cybercrime police. On …

Man loses Rs.28 lakh in cyber fraud
2 months ago

Man loses Rs.28 lakh in cyber fraud

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A private employee from Kothapeta fell victim to cyber fraud involving an ‘investment’ in Boeing shares. Prashanth promised a 200 per cent profit on shares within 60 days and lured the complainant into making an initial investment of Rs.4 lakh. Assuming that the investment was genuine, the victim decided to invest further, borrowed and transferred an additional Rs.20 lakh. …

Hyderabad: Retired Govt Official and Private Employee Fall Prey to Investment Fraud
2 months ago

Hyderabad: Retired Govt Official and Private Employee Fall Prey to Investment Fraud

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Rachakonda cybercrime police are investigating two separate cases where a retired assistant director of school education and a private employee lost Rs 3.5 lakh and Rs 17.4 lakh, respectively, to investment frauds. In the first case, a 61-year-old retired assistant director from the Uppal area reported unauthorised stock market transactions. In the second case, a private employee fell …

Bengaluru techie duped of ₹2.8 cr as scammers gift cloning-app-embedded smartphone: Report
2 months ago

Bengaluru techie duped of ₹2.8 cr as scammers gift cloning-app-embedded smartphone: Report

Hindustan Times  

In a shocking case of cybercrime, scammers posing as bank officials duped a techie in Bengaluru’s Whitefield of ₹2.8 crore by gifting him a smartphone equipped with a cloning app, reported The Times of India. According to the report, the victim received a call on November 27, 2024, from a man called Rohit Jain, who called himself a representative of …

India's 'digital arrest' scammers stealing savings
2 months, 1 week ago

India's 'digital arrest' scammers stealing savings

Hindustan Times  

Within five hours while sitting at home in India, retired professor Kamta Prasad Singh handed over his hard-earned savings to online fraudsters impersonating police. Indians have emptied their bank accounts "out of sheer fear", Modi said in an October radio broadcast, adding fraudsters "create so much psychological pressure on the victim". India runs the world's largest biometric digital identity programme …

India's 'digital arrest' scammers stealing savings
2 months, 1 week ago

India's 'digital arrest' scammers stealing savings

Hindustan Times  

Within five hours while sitting at home in India, retired professor Kamta Prasad Singh handed over his hard-earned savings to online fraudsters impersonating police. HT Image {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The cybercrime known as "digital arrest" where fraudsters pose online as law enforcement officials and order people to transfer huge amounts of money has become so rampant that Prime Minister …

Bengaluru techie loses Rs 11 crore to scammers posing as customs, ED officers
2 months, 1 week ago

Bengaluru techie loses Rs 11 crore to scammers posing as customs, ED officers

India Today  

A man working in the tech industry became the latest victim to a cyber scam and lost Rs 11 crore when fraudsters impersonating government officials called him and threatened to arrest him in a money laundering case. According to the police, the accused came to know that the victim, Vijay Kumar, had a market investment worth Rs 50 lakhs that …

Ludhiana: Haryana man held for ₹4.35cr investment scam
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2 months, 1 week ago

Ludhiana: Haryana man held for ₹4.35cr investment scam

Hindustan Times  

The cyber crime police station solved a ₹4.35crore investment fraud case with the arrest of a Haryana resident, officials said. The officials pointed out that this was the first case registered at the cyber crime police station on June 21, 2024. Cyber crime station-house officer inspector Jatinder Singh said the FIR was registered following a statement by one Rashpal Singh …

Ludhiana: Hosiery unit owner loses ₹38L to fraud
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2 months, 1 week ago

Ludhiana: Hosiery unit owner loses ₹38L to fraud

Hindustan Times  

A hosiery unit owner allegedly lost ₹38 lakh to an investment fraud, officials said. Cyber crime station-house Jatinder Singh said a case was registered under Sections 420 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code. The complainant, Manoj Palta of South City, said he was scrolling a social networking site that on January 31 last year and clicked on an Plata …

Ludhiana: Director of forging industry loses ₹15L to imposter posing as MD
2 months, 1 week ago

Ludhiana: Director of forging industry loses ₹15L to imposter posing as MD

Hindustan Times  

The director of a forging industrial unit in Ludhiana was duped of ₹15 lakh by a fraudster posing as the company’s managing director. The imposter contacted the victim through WhatsApp, using a new number with the MD’s display picture, and tricked him into transferring the amount for a purported investment in a new project. Inspector Jatinder Singh, SHO at the …

Delhi man loses Rs 9 lakh after getting call from fake electricity department officials
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi man loses Rs 9 lakh after getting call from fake electricity department officials

India Today  

Cyber scams are rampant in India. The latest victim of such a scam is a man from West Delhi, who reportedly fell victim to a sophisticated scam, losing Rs 9 lakh to fraudsters posing as electricity department officials. Over the next few days, between December 29 and December 31, the fraudsters reportedly exploited this remote access to conduct multiple unauthorized …

' ₹10 lakh for impregnating women': New cyber fraud emerges in Bihar; 3 arrested
2 months, 2 weeks ago

' ₹10 lakh for impregnating women': New cyber fraud emerges in Bihar; 3 arrested

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar Police on Saturday arrested three cyber fraudsters for duping men by promising them ₹10 lakh for impregnating childless women. The police said the accused would post The accused have been identified as Prince Raj, Bhola Kumar and Rahul Kumar. "Acting on a complaint received by the Cyber police station, a trap was laid and three persons – Prince …

Hyderabad police bust Rs.2.95 crore trading fraud, 2 held
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hyderabad police bust Rs.2.95 crore trading fraud, 2 held

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad cyber crime police on Friday arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in Rs.2.95 crore trading fraud scam. The victim invested a total amount of Rs.2.95 crore in these fake stocks, which was then siphoned off into multiple bank accounts controlled by the fraudsters, said Deputy Commissioner of Police, Cyber Crime, Dara Kavitha at a press conference …

Influencer Ankush Bahuguna shares 40-hour ‘digital arrest’ scam ordeal – and the internet is divided
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Influencer Ankush Bahuguna shares 40-hour ‘digital arrest’ scam ordeal – and the internet is divided

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Ankush Bahuguna said the scammers …

Private employee loses over Rs 12.50 lakh to cyber cheats
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Private employee loses over Rs 12.50 lakh to cyber cheats

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A 39-year-old private employee was duped of over Rs 12.5 lakh by cyberscammers in the name of online trading. The scamsters identified the victim when he responded to an In his complaint to the city cybercrime unit, the victim said the cyberfraudsters named a global securities firm lured him by claiming to help individuals build trading skills. The victim …

Cops book man for impersonating Reddy aide, swindling ₹10.4 lakh
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Cops book man for impersonating Reddy aide, swindling ₹10.4 lakh

Hindustan Times  

An unidentified person has been booked for allegedly impersonating a close aide of former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy and duping a businessman of ₹10.4 lakh, the Banashankari police said on Tuesday. According to the complaint filed by KB Rajesh, the manager of Sangeetha Mobile Private Limited in Banashankari Phase 2, the fraudster claimed to be K Nageshwara …

Ludhiana: Doctor duped of ₹22k by cyber fraudsters
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ludhiana: Doctor duped of ₹22k by cyber fraudsters

Hindustan Times  

A doctor fell prey to cyber fraudsters, losing ₹22,699. The cyber crime police station, Ludhiana rural, have registered an FIR against unidentified accused and initiated an investigation. Complainant Navraj Singh of Salempur village in Jagraon said he runs his clinic. The complainant added that the caller asked him to make a transaction of a small amount to their account and …

Citizens lose ₹59 lakh in six fraud cases
2 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Avadi police bust Rs 38 lakh digital scam; arrest accused linked to 135 cybercrime cases
3 months ago

Avadi police bust Rs 38 lakh digital scam; arrest accused linked to 135 cybercrime cases

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Investigation by the Avadi police into a cybercrime where Rs 38 lakh was swindled from a retired college lecturer in a ‘digital arrest’ scam has led the cops to an accused whose 13 bank accounts were used in at least 135 similar scams. During investigation, the team led by Avadi cybercrime inspector Pravin Kumar found that Rs 5 lakh …

Ludhiana: Textile unit owner loses ₹86 lakh to cyber fraudsters
3 months ago

Ludhiana: Textile unit owner loses ₹86 lakh to cyber fraudsters

Hindustan Times  

A textile unit owner’s firm in Ludhiana was duped of ₹86 lakh by a cyber fraudster. Victim Shrenik Jain, 58, a resident of Dr Sham Singh Road in Civil Lines and director of a textile firm, said that his accountant Amit Salaria received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number displaying his photo as the profile picture on December 17. …

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