Digital arrest scam: Cops foil ₹1.10-cr cyber fraud targeting elderly couple in Mohali
3 days, 18 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 him to stay confined to his room under their ‘supervision’ through continuous WhatsApp video calls. In October last year, a retired SDO lost ₹ 41 lakh after being held in ‘digital custody’ for two days by fraudsters posing as officials from the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate.

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Businessman loses Rs. 4.12 lakh in cyber fraud
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1 day, 2 hours ago

Businessman loses Rs. 4.12 lakh in cyber fraud

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderbad:A case registered with Rachakonda cybercrime unit by a 42-year-old businessman, who had lost Rs.4,12,903 after clicking on a malicious link. Young woman ends life in rented house Hyderabad: A 24-year-old woman, assistant manager in a private bank, died by suicide in her rented house, SR Nagar police said. Digitally arrested retired teacher loses Rs.19 lakh Hyderabad: In yet another …

Cyber crime unit recovers ₹9.5 lakh lost in business fraud
1 day, 9 hours 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
2 days, 7 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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4 days, 18 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 …

₹42L assets attached in ₹8-cr post office fraud case in Jalandhar
5 days, 19 hours ago

₹42L assets attached in ₹8-cr post office fraud case in Jalandhar

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached movable and immovable properties worth ₹42 lakh under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 in connection with a fraud case. The ED had initiated the investigation on the basis of an FIR registered by the CBI in 2018 against Sanjeev Kumar, former sub-postmaster, Dakhni Gate, Nakodar sub-office, Jalandhar, and others …

Bank’s general manager loses ₹1.35 crore in online investment fraud
6 days, 20 hours ago

Bank’s general manager loses ₹1.35 crore in online investment fraud

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A 45-year-old assistant general manager of Bank of India fell victim to a cyber fraud and lost the ₹1.35 crore she thought she was investing. Bank’s general manager loses ₹ 1.35 crore in online investment fraud According to the police, the complainant lives with her family in Juhu. As she sent the money, the apps she downloaded displayed ‘shares’ …

Noida elderly man duped of Rs 3.14 crore by fraudsters posing as cops, CBI officials
6 days, 22 hours ago

Noida elderly man duped of Rs 3.14 crore by fraudsters posing as cops, CBI officials

India Today  

A 78-year-old senior citizen in Noida was digitally arrested for 15 days and defrauded of Rs 3.14 crore by cybercriminals, police said on Friday. The fraudsters, impersonating officials from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, the police, CBI, and even the Supreme Court, manipulated the elderly victim through psychological pressure and deceit, ultimately swindling his entire life savings. Subsequently, another …

Court slams Mumbai Police for delay in digital arrest case of senior citizen
1 week ago

Court slams Mumbai Police for delay in digital arrest case of senior citizen

India Today  

The Bombay High Court pulled up the Mumbai police for delays in handling a digital arrest case of a senior citizen, emphasising the need for immediate action to secure victims’ money. Highlighting the “golden rule” of stopping further distribution of stolen funds, the bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Neela Gokhale remarked, "Securing money at the right time is far …

Woman from Hyderabad loses ₹2.19 lakh in a credit card scam
1 week, 1 day ago

Woman from Hyderabad loses ₹2.19 lakh in a credit card scam

The Hindu  

A 46-year-old homemaker from Hyderabad was duped of ₹2.19 lakh in a credit card scam after being tricked by a fraudster posing as a bank representative. The victim received a call from an unknown number, where the caller claimed that her Credit Card Protection Plan was about to be deactivated. Shortly after, the fraudster gained access to her mobile phone, …

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

Homemaker, store owner lose ₹38L to digital arrest fraud
1 week, 1 day ago

Homemaker, store owner lose ₹38L to digital arrest fraud

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: In two separate cases reported from Andheri, cyber frauds impersonating as CBI and police officers extorted ₹38 lakh from a 58-year-old homemaker and a 60-year-old medical store owner, using the ‘digital arrest’ modus operandi. A person in police uniform then interrogated the woman on a WhatsApp video call and coerced her into transferring ₹15 lakh after placing her under …

Ramanathapuram police recover ₹5 lakh lost by youth to cyber fraud
1 week, 2 days 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 …

Citizens cheated of ₹31.35 lakh in cyber fraud cases
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1 week, 2 days 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 …

Mumbai woman loses ₹20.25 cr: How to protect yourself from digital arrest scams
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1 week, 4 days ago

Mumbai woman loses ₹20.25 cr: How to protect yourself from digital arrest scams

Hindustan Times  

A recent report of an 86-year-old Mumbai woman losing ₹20.25 crore in a digital arrest scam linked to an Aadhaar misuse threat highlights how people must stay aware and be prepared to deal with such situations. A digital arrest scam is when fraudsters posing as law enforcement officials intimidate the victims into believing that they are under serious criminal investigation. …

Delhi native arrested in courier scam gets six years imprisonment in 55 days
1 week, 4 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, 4 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 …

Cyber crime police arrest key accused in ₹55 lakh FedEx digital arrest case
1 week, 6 days ago

Cyber crime police arrest key accused in ₹55 lakh FedEx digital arrest case

The Hindu  

The Cyber Crime wing of Hyderabad City Police arrested Mohammed Zubair Ahmed, 31, the main accused in a large-scale FedEx digital arrest fraud case. The complainant was then connected to individuals posing as Mumbai police officers via a Skype video call, where they coerced him into transferring ₹55 lakh to obtain a police clearance certificate, said a press note from …

Employee transfers ₹1.95 crore to fraudster posing as chairman; golden hour complaint helps recover amount
2 weeks ago

Employee transfers ₹1.95 crore to fraudster posing as chairman; golden hour complaint helps recover amount

The Hindu  

The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau successfully prevented a cyber fraud attempt, saving ₹1.95 crore before the fraudsters could withdraw the funds. The incident was reported on March 13, 2025, when an accounts officer at a Hyderabad-based company received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number. The sender, impersonating the company’s chairman and managing director, by using his profile picture, claimed …

Govt blocks over 87,000 accounts across WhatsApp and Skype which were linked to digital arrest scam
2 weeks, 1 day 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, 2 days 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 …

Delhi Police arrests four men for ₹44.50 lakh 'digital arrest' fraud
2 weeks, 5 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 …

HiTec City call centre racket: police trace mastermind, seek custody of fake PayPal agents
2 weeks, 6 days ago

HiTec City call centre racket: police trace mastermind, seek custody of fake PayPal agents

The Hindu  

The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau is set to seek 14-day custody of the 63 accused who targeted PayPal customers in the US from a call centre - Exito Solutions - in Hitec City. This comes shortly after 63 ‘agents’ manning a fake call centre in Patrika Nagar were arrested by the bureau in an overnight operation carried out on March …

T.N. Cyber Crime Wing arrests two men from Surat in ‘digital arrest’ scam
3 weeks, 1 day 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, 1 day 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 …

Chandigarh resident loses ₹57 lakh to digital arrest scam
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Chandigarh resident loses ₹57 lakh to digital arrest scam

Hindustan Times  

A Sector 18 resident lost ₹57.16 lakh in a digital arrest scam. The Sector 18, Chandigarh, resident told the police that the scammers called her posing as officials from CBI and Mumbai police. Cyber cell releases advisory Following the growing instances of digital frauds, the cyber crime cell of the UT police has released advisory cautioning the people. Usually, the …

Gurugram: 7 people held for duping people over ₹87 crore in cyber frauds
3 weeks, 1 day ago

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, …

Drug addict who stole ₹12 lakh in multiple currencies, arrested in Mohali
3 weeks, 2 days 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 …

Cyberabad police arrest key suspect in ₹14 crore investment fraud targeting 200 investors
3 weeks, 2 days 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 …

Nervous thief gives the game away, ₹1.56 cr recovered
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Nervous thief gives the game away, ₹1.56 cr recovered

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A nervous thief, who hid his face while attempting to board an outstation train with a bag full of stolen cash, gave the game away and helped a businessman get a significant part of his stolen money back. Nervous thief gives the game away, ₹ 1.56 cr recovered According to the VP Road police, Hitesh Khatri, a real estate …

Jalandhar: ED arrests mastermind, wife in ₹3,558-crore investment scam
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Jalandhar: ED arrests mastermind, wife in ₹3,558-crore investment scam

Hindustan Times  

The Directorate of Enforcement, Jalandhar Zonal Office, arrested Sukhvinder Singh Kharour, CEO of VueNow Marketing Services Ltd, and his wife Dimple Kharour on Friday under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, in connection with the ₹3,558-crore cloud particle investment scam. The Directorate of Enforcement, Jalandhar Zonal Office, arrested Sukhvinder Singh Kharour, CEO of VueNow Marketing Services …

Kolkata Police arrests ‘kingpin’ of digital arrest racket from Delhi
3 weeks, 6 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 …

Fraudster from Salem district arrested by Virudhunagar Cyber Crime police
1 month ago

Fraudster from Salem district arrested by Virudhunagar Cyber Crime police

The Hindu  

The district police have arrested M. Kavin from Salem on charges of cheating a man from Rajapalayam to the tune of ₹67,000 on the promise of getting a government job. A Cyber Crime police team led by Additional Superintendent of Police K. Ashokan traced the “unidentified” person through cyber space details and arrested him at Edappadi on Wednesday. According to …

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 …

Scammers threaten West Bengal man with morphed image, dupe him of Rs 6.5 lakh in new cyber scam
1 month ago

Scammers threaten West Bengal man with morphed image, dupe him of Rs 6.5 lakh in new cyber scam

India Today  

In the past few years, we have seen a stark rise in cases of online scams. One such scam has been recently reported from West Bengal, where a 70-year-old retired government employee lost Rs 6.6 lakh after being threatened with morphed images by scammers. However, a few days later, the man reportedly received another video call—this time, the callers showed …

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 …

Assistant professor at engineering college in Chennai held in ‘digital arrest’ scam
1 month ago

Assistant professor at engineering college in Chennai held in ‘digital arrest’ scam

The Hindu  

An assistant professor of an engineering college in Chennai has been arrested by the Cyber Crime Wing of the Tamil Nadu police for his alleged involvement in a ‘digital arrest’ scam. Additional Director General of Police Sandeep Mittal said investigations revealed that the accused Parasuraman “was involved in suspicious account operations and illicit activities for a period of two years.” …

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

Two arrested for fake ED ₹20-cr extortion raid at South Delhi farmhouse
1 month, 1 week ago

Two arrested for fake ED ₹20-cr extortion raid at South Delhi farmhouse

Hindustan Times  

Two men have been arrested in connection with the attempted extortion case of ₹20 crore where seven men allegedly posing as Enforcement Directorate officers, barged into a businessman’s house in DLF Farms, Chhatarpur and threatened to arrest him. The alleged incident happened on October 21 last year, when the accused reached the 56-year-old businessman’s house at 11.15pm. The alleged incident …

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

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Pre-Arrest Bail To Man Allegedly Involved In Staging Fake Court Hearing
1 month, 1 week ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Pre-Arrest Bail To Man Allegedly Involved In Staging Fake Court Hearing

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court refused to grant anticipatory bail to a man allegedly involved in case of posing as officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation and staging a fake virtual courtroom, with one of them impersonating former CJI DY Chandrachud. In September last year, Textile baron and Chairman of the Vardhman Group, SP Oswal had filed a …

₹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 …

Retired employee loses ₹10 lakh in first case of digital arrest in Yadgir
1 month, 1 week ago

Retired employee loses ₹10 lakh in first case of digital arrest in Yadgir

The Hindu  

A case related to digital arrest has come to light in Yadgir district wherein a retired woman employee has been duped of ₹10 lakh by fraudsters. “The caller, who spoke in Hindi, said that a case related to money laundering was registered against the complainant and another accused Naresh Goel and sought details of the complainant’s bank accounts, PAN and …

Two Taiwanese sent in eight-day police custody in online fraud case
1 month, 1 week ago

Two Taiwanese sent in eight-day police custody in online fraud case

The Hindu  

The Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Cherthala, on Wednesday sent two Taiwanese men in police custody for eight days in connection with an online fraud that led to a doctor couple from Cherthala in Alappuzha losing ₹7.65 crore last year. Five held Last year, investigators arrested five people, including Bhagawan Das from Karnataka and Nirmal Jain from Rajasthan and three …

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 …

Nerul professor falls victim to ₹1.81 crore ‘digital arrest’ fraud
1 month, 1 week ago

Nerul professor falls victim to ₹1.81 crore ‘digital arrest’ fraud

Hindustan Times  

NAVI MUMBAI: A 58-year-old professor from a reputed medical college in Nerul fell victim to a ‘digital arrest’ fraud, losing ₹1.81 crore over a period of 15 days. Nerul professor falls victim to ₹ 1.81 crore ‘digital arrest’ fraud According to the cyber police, the fraud took place between 3pm of January 14 and 10am of February 15. As per …

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 …

Two arrested by Cyberabad EOW in ₹850 crore ponzi scheme case
1 month, 1 week ago

Two arrested by Cyberabad EOW in ₹850 crore ponzi scheme case

The Hindu  

Two individuals have been arrested by the Economic Offences Wing of Cyberabad Police in connection with an ₹850 crore ponzi scheme linked to the Falcon Invoice Discounting Platform. Ltd. and Business Head of Falcon Invoice Discounting Platform, and Kavya Nalluri, Director of Capital Protection Force Pvt Ltd and Falcon Capital Ventures Pvt Ltd. “Investigations have revealed that the primary accused, …

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