Kharghar resident loses ₹2 lakh to online fraud
4 years, 8 months ago

Kharghar resident loses ₹2 lakh to online fraud

Hindustan Times  

A college lecturer from Kharghar lost ₹2 lakh after a caller told her bank account has been blocked. HT Image Kavita Sawant, 32, received a text message on April 27 that her bank account has been blocked and she needs to contact the customer care. When Sawant called the phone number mentioned in the text message, a man answered the call and he told her that her savings account will be frozen if she did not update her Know Your Customer details. When he told her she had ₹6.5 lakh in her bank account, she believed it to be a genuine call, said the police.

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Delhi man loses Rs 9 lakh after getting call from fake electricity department officials
3 days, 9 hours 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 …

UP woman, soon-to-be married, dies by suicide over cyber fraud of ₹1.5 lakh
1 week, 2 days ago

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

Hindustan Times  

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

Mumbai cyber scam: Elderly woman tricked into transferring ₹1.5 cr to fraudsters; here is what happened
1 week, 6 days ago

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

Live Mint  

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

Citizens lose ₹59 lakh in six fraud cases
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Citizens lose ₹59 lakh in six fraud cases

Hindustan Times  

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

Employee steals ₹21 crore from govt, gifts BMW, 4BHK flat to girlfriend in Maharashtra
3 weeks ago

Employee steals ₹21 crore from govt, gifts BMW, 4BHK flat to girlfriend in Maharashtra

Hindustan Times  

A contractual Maharashtra government employee with a salary of ₹13,000 managed to defraud of crores the department he worked for and was caught after getting attention for his luxury car, gifting a 4 BHK flat to his girlfriend and commissioning diamond-studded glasses, reports claimed. The accused, with the help of his acquaintances, allegedly swindled the amount from the departmental sports …

Malaysian housewife loses ₹27.3 lakh in social media job scam
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Malaysian housewife loses ₹27.3 lakh in social media job scam

Hindustan Times  

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

Ludhiana: Textile unit owner loses ₹86 lakh to cyber fraudsters
3 weeks, 1 day 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. …

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

Cyber criminals defraud citizens of ₹1 crore in six cases

Hindustan Times  

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

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

Malaysian bank clerk loses Over ₹20 Lakh in phone Scam

Hindustan Times  

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

Bengaluru engineer scammed of ₹11.8 crore in 'digital arrest' scam, duped by fake police, CBI officers over Skype
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Bengaluru engineer scammed of ₹11.8 crore in 'digital arrest' scam, duped by fake police, CBI officers over Skype

Hindustan Times  

A Bengaluru software engineer, 39, from GKVK Layout, near Hebbal, recently became a victim of a digital arrest scam, losing a staggering ₹11.8 crore. Digital arrest of Ahmedabad man uncovers Taiwanese-linked racket: Police According to Times of India report, the incident, which unfolded between November 25 and December 12, was reported to the North-East Cybercrime, Economic offences, Narcotics police. The …

Bengaluru woman duped of ₹30 lakh in ‘digital arrest’ scam; forced to break FDs and empty bank accounts: Report
3 weeks, 3 days ago

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

Hindustan Times  

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

Citizens lose ₹64 lakh to cyber fraudsters
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Citizens lose ₹64 lakh to cyber fraudsters

Hindustan Times  

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

Elderly woman in Bengaluru cheated of Rs 1.24 crore in cyber fraud
4 weeks, 2 days ago

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

India Today  

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

Police officer from Pune loses Rs 2.3 lakh after scanning QR code to pay at local bakery
1 month ago

Police officer from Pune loses Rs 2.3 lakh after scanning QR code to pay at local bakery

India Today  

Online scams are becoming a growing menace in India. While cyber cells and police are urging citizens to stay cautious, in a surprising incident, a police constable from Pune himself fell victim to cyber fraud, losing Rs 2.3 lakh in a scam involving a QR code. According to the report, the investigation is ongoing, and police revealed that the victim …

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

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

India Today  

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

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

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

Hindustan Times  

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

Mohali: Retd teacher tricked into paying ₹80 lakh with fake arrest threats
1 month ago

Mohali: Retd teacher tricked into paying ₹80 lakh with fake arrest threats

Hindustan Times  

Cybercriminals posing as officials from the Mumbai cyber-crime branch and the CBI duped a 68-year-old retired school teacher of ₹80 lakh.The scammers used fake FIRs, arrest warrants and threats of court appearances to intimidate her into transferring the money. The caller falsely linked Harbhajan Kaur’s name to a money laundering case involving Jet Airways owner Naresh Goyal and demanded ₹ …

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

Karnataka youth falls victim to ‘digital arrest’, scammers take ₹4.7 lakh loan in his name: Report
1 month, 1 week ago

Karnataka youth falls victim to ‘digital arrest’, scammers take ₹4.7 lakh loan in his name: Report

Hindustan Times  

In yet another cybercrime case, a Mysuru youth has alleged that fraudsters tricked him into taking a ₹4.7 lakh loan and held him under "digital arrest" for 24 hours. According to a Times of India report, the victim has filed a complaint with the Cybercrime, Economic Offences, and Narcotics police station, alleging mental harassment as the financial company demands EMI …

Thane resident loses ₹59 lakh to scamsters posing as Customs, CBI officials: Report
1 month, 1 week ago

Thane resident loses ₹59 lakh to scamsters posing as Customs, CBI officials: Report

Hindustan Times  

A 54-year-old man from Maharashtra's Thane lost ₹59 lakh after cyber fraudsters posing as Customs officials and Central Bureau of Investigation sleuths threatened to take action against him for alleged criminal activities, the police said. A senior police officer told PTI, “The victim received multiple phone calls from a person who identified himself as a Customs officer from Delhi. The …

Mumbai woman made to strip on pretext of ‘digital arrest’, duped of ₹1.8 lakh — Here’s what happened
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

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

Live Mint  

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

Mumbai woman forced to strip, duped of ₹1.78 lakh, in ‘digital arrest’ scam
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

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

The Hindu  

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

Woman scammed of 26.33 lakh by ‘CJI Chandrachud’ in ‘digi-arrest’ case
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1 month, 2 weeks 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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1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Mumbai woman forced to strip, loses Rs 1.7 lakh in digital arrest scam
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

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

India Today  

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

Two online cyber fraud cases reported in city
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Digital arrest scam: Ex Air Force employee made to travel from Faridabad to Bihar, bank account wiped clean
1 month, 2 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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1 month, 2 weeks ago

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

Hindustan Times  

A student from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay became the latest victim of a growing cyber fraud known as "digital arrest," losing a staggering ₹7.29 lakh to a scammer posing as a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India employee. The caller posed as an employee of the TRAI and informed him that 17 complaints of illegal activities were registered against his …

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

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

Hindustan Times  

An IIT Bombay student lost ₹7.29 lakh after a fraudster posed as a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India employee and coerced him into paying the money by intimidating him under the pretext of 'digital arrest', police said on Tuesday. An IIT Bombay student lost over ₹ 7 lakh in the new 'digital arrest' scam 'Digital arrest' is a new and …

Five held for duping minister’s accountant of ₹2 crore in cyber scam
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

Hindustan Times  

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

Jaipur man, 72, defrauded of Rs 8 lakh in hour-long digital arrest scam
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Jaipur man, 72, defrauded of Rs 8 lakh in hour-long digital arrest scam

India Today  

An elderly man in Rajasthan's Jaipur was extorted nearly Rs 8 lakh after being held in a virtual digital arrest by cybercriminals for over an hour. The incident took place on November 15, when the 72-year-old resident of Bajaj Nagar received a video call from an individual claiming to be a senior police officer. The caller alleged that a money …

Karnataka man loses ₹1.7 crore to fraudsters posing as CBI, TRAI officials: Report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka man loses ₹1.7 crore to fraudsters posing as CBI, TRAI officials: Report

Hindustan Times  

A Karnataka resident lost ₹1.7 crore in an elaborate online scam where fraudsters posed as officials from the Central Bureau of Investigation and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Deccan Herald reported. Police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the fraud As per the report, the ordeal began on November 11 when the victim received a call from …

Digital arrest: Man from Assam held for swindling Rs 92 lakh
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Digital arrest: Man from Assam held for swindling Rs 92 lakh

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: A 38-year-old man from Assam was arrested by the cyber crime wing of the Central Crime Branch Chennai on charges of swindling Rs 92 lakh from a central government employee in a digital arrest scam. The caller claimed that the victim’s Aadhaar-linked mobile number was involved in money laundering and an arrest warrant was issued against him. The police …

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

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

Hindustan Times  

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

Lucknow woman loses Rs 1.75 lakh after agreeing for online work from home job
1 month, 4 weeks ago

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

India Today  

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

Ludhiana: Khanna resident loses ₹1 lakh to cyber fraudsters
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Ludhiana: Khanna resident loses ₹1 lakh to cyber fraudsters

Hindustan Times  

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

Two from Hyderabad, including government employee, lose ₹50 lakh in separate scams
2 months, 1 week ago

Two from Hyderabad, including government employee, lose ₹50 lakh in separate scams

The Hindu  

A 55-year-old government employee from Hyderabad lost ₹48 lakh in an impersonation fraud. The victim received a call from a fraudster posing as a CBI officer in Delhi, who accused him of being involved in a money laundering case. The fraudster said that transactions worth ₹20 crore to ₹30 crore were carried out through the victim’s Bank of Baroda account …

Online trading fraud: Three men from Coimbatore and Namakkal arrested
2 months, 1 week ago

Online trading fraud: Three men from Coimbatore and Namakkal arrested

The Hindu  

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

Noida: 67-yr-old woman falls victim to cyberfraud, duped of ₹65 lakh
2 months, 1 week ago

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

Hindustan Times  

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

Cybercriminals Target Aadhaar ID Holders with Phishing Scams, Extorting Millions
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Cybercriminals Target Aadhaar ID Holders with Phishing Scams, Extorting Millions

Deccan Chronicle  

Four people have been arrested for cybercrime in Hyderabad. The police have traced money to several bank accounts and arrested a loan recovery agent for his alleged involvement in a digital arrest fraud targeting a 40-year-old woman. The case is ongoing and the kingpin responsible for operating bank accounts and supplying them on a commission basis is still at large.

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

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

The Hindu  

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

'Digital Arrest' Scamsters Strike Again, Elderly Woman Duped Of Rs 46 Lakh In MP
3 months, 1 week ago

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

ABP News  

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

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

Kozhikode cyber police nab two from Rajasthan in online fraud

The Hindu  

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

Man held on charge of online trading fraud
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Man held on charge of online trading fraud

The Hindu  

The Ernakulam Rural police arrested a Karnataka native on September 29 in connection with the alleged defrauding of ₹11.50 lakh from a Kizhakkambalam native after promising him huge profits through online trading. A probe revealed that the fraudsters had ‘purchased’ bank accounts of others and conducted transactions worth lakhs, while the money illegally obtained was converted into Bitcoin. The police …

Ludhiana resident loses ₹3.92 lakh to credit card fraud, case registered
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ludhiana resident loses ₹3.92 lakh to credit card fraud, case registered

Hindustan Times  

A city resident fell victim to a credit card scam and lost ₹3.92 lakh, officials said. The victim, Atul Gupta of Greater Kailash, Hambran Road, Ludhiana, filed a complaint at the cyber crime police station, following which a case was registered against the unidentified accused under sections 319 and 318 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The accused convinced the victim …

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

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

Hindustan Times  

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

Mumbai: Railway official loses 9 lakhs online to scammers posing as ‘CBI’ officers
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Mumbai: Railway official loses 9 lakhs online to scammers posing as ‘CBI’ officers

Hindustan Times  

A railway official from Mumbai lost ₹9 lakh to cyber fraudsters posing as CBI officers who said that the official was linked to a bank account used to launder large amounts of money. The victim continued to be on video call and went to office for work, but he was asked to return home as scamsters claimed that ‘CBI officers’ …

Three cyber thugs held for duping retd govt teacher of ₹46,000
4 months ago

Three cyber thugs held for duping retd govt teacher of ₹46,000

Hindustan Times  

The cyber fraudsters duped a retired teacher of ₹46,000 while making him believe that his son had met with an accident and the money was needed for his treatment. Before I could understand anything, the accused demanded money for the treatment of the injury and said that it would cost ₹50 thousand,” the victim said. Taking action on the complaint …

28-year-old actor loses ₹5.10 lakh in gift scam
4 months ago

28-year-old actor loses ₹5.10 lakh in gift scam

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Malad police registered a cheating case on Thursday after a 28-year-old actor who specialises in VFX movies lost ₹5.10 lakh in a gift scam. HT Image The incident took place this year between August 8 and September 8, when the victim identified as Shalini Jha was at her home in Chincholi Bunder, Malad West, when she received a …

64-year-old ex-banker loses ₹1.57 cr to online investment fraud
4 months, 1 week ago

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

Hindustan Times  

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

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