10 ways you could get scammed by cyber criminals, SBI advisory warns
3 months ago

10 ways you could get scammed by cyber criminals, SBI advisory warns

Hindustan Times  

The State Bank of India has issued an advisory which details the possible ways by which fraudsters can trick people. Cyber crimes are rising across the country 10 common cybercrime tricks 1) TRAI phone scam Some cyber criminals may pose as Telecom Regulatory Authority of India officials and threaten to suspend your mobile services, alleging illegal activities or KYC non-compliance. 3) Digital arrest This is unfortunately a very famous scam nowadays wherein the fraudsters pose as police officials and threaten to interrogate you over fake accusations of criminal activity. 6) Easy tasks/online jobs for big rewards Some fraudsters may claim to offer large sums of money in order for you to perform simple tasks, but will also ask for a security deposit which is how they scam victims. 8) Mistaken money transfer If you get a call or a message asking for a refund, claiming an incorrect amount has been credited to your account, it may likely be a scam.

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Indore woman loses Rs 96 lakh while paying for fake SBI life insurance policy
1 month ago

Indore woman loses Rs 96 lakh while paying for fake SBI life insurance policy

India Today  

In yet another case of cyber fraud, a retired teacher from Indore was duped of Rs 96 lakh by scammers posing as officials from SBI Life Insurance. According to the case reported by The Times of India, the victim, who is a retired teacher, has an account in SBI Bank and had previously purchased two legitimate insurance policies from SBI …

SBI scam alert! Scammer sends fake KYC link with wrong spellings; netizens say, ‘bro needs English coaching classes’
1 month, 1 week ago

SBI scam alert! Scammer sends fake KYC link with wrong spellings; netizens say, ‘bro needs English coaching classes’

Live Mint  

Online scams are becoming common, and fraudsters are using clever tactics to steal personal and financial information. Watch the post here: The first screenshot shows a WhatsApp chat where the scammer sends a link for ‘SBI Credit Card E-KYC Update.’ Instead of leading to the official SBI website, the link directs users to a site that is hosted on Wix, …

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 …

Digital arrest to illegal parcels, here is how Indians are being scammed by cyber criminals
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Digital arrest to illegal parcels, here is how Indians are being scammed by cyber criminals

India Today  

India is witnessing an alarming rise in online fraud, with cyber scammers employing new and sophisticated tactics to exploit unsuspecting individuals. Thousands of people have lost lakhs and crores to cyber scammers, who lure their victims under the pretext of work-from-home jobs, updating KYC through links, and in some cases by threatening people with with the so-called "digital arrest.” To …

Scam Alert! THESE are the 10 ways scamsters can drain your bank account
3 months, 1 week ago

Scam Alert! THESE are the 10 ways scamsters can drain your bank account

Live Mint  

Cybercrime tricks: With the rising number of cybercrimes in the country, India's largest bank, the State Bank of India, has issued an advisory outlining possible ways in which fraudsters can trick customers. 10 common cybercrime tricks TRAI Phone Scam: Some fraudsters may threaten to suspend your mobile services over allegations of illegal activities or KYC non-compliance. Get rich quick trading: …

Hyderabad’s ₹5.66 crore ‘digital arrest’ scam shines spotlight on vulnerabilities in Indian banking
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hyderabad’s ₹5.66 crore ‘digital arrest’ scam shines spotlight on vulnerabilities in Indian banking

The Hindu  

A 69-year-old mother of two from Hyderabad’s Basheerbagh lost a staggering ₹5.66 crore in a ‘digital arrest’ scam. Senior officers from various Indian banks, cybersecurity experts and law enforcement officials pointed to the lack of standardised systems to identify patterns of fraudulent transactions and called for overhaul in customer verification across banks. Director of Telangana Cyber Security Bureau Shikha Goel …

Two from Hyderabad held for ₹175 crore online scam
7 months ago

Two from Hyderabad held for ₹175 crore online scam

The Hindu  

The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau Headquarters in Hyderabad has arrested two individuals for their involvement in a ₹175 crore online fraud. The accused, Mohammed Shoeb Tauqeer, 34, and Mahmood Bin Ahmed Bawazir, 49, were apprehended on August 24 based on a suo moto complaint filed by the Cyber Security Bureau. “The Cyber Security Bureau’s data analysis team identified suspicious activity …

Balasore, Bhadrak are mule bank account hotspots of Odisha, finds SBI
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Balasore, Bhadrak are mule bank account hotspots of Odisha, finds SBI

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: After emerging from the chit fund scam, Balasore and Bhadrak have now turned major hotspots of mule bank accounts used by cyber fraudsters to dupe people of lakhs of rupees everyday, a State Bank of India investigation has found. Investigation into recent cyber crimes revealed scamsters based out of China are using mule bank accounts opened in the name …

Caught in a web | Non-cooperation of banks and internet intermediaries a big hurdle for cybercrime probes
1 year, 1 month ago

Caught in a web | Non-cooperation of banks and internet intermediaries a big hurdle for cybercrime probes

The Hindu  

A fake investment scheme cracked in October 2023, involving a network of 84 bank accounts with transactions worth over ₹850 crore, and a work-from-home scam unearthed last week, involving a network of 30 bank accounts with transactions worth over ₹150 crore, were detected by following the trail of money laundered through several bank accounts. “Opening these bank accounts is a …

Gurugram woman receives call from fake IPS officers, loses Rs 8.3 Lakh in online scam
1 year, 7 months ago

Gurugram woman receives call from fake IPS officers, loses Rs 8.3 Lakh in online scam

India Today  

In the past few months, India has been witnessing a sharp rise in online scam cases. In one of the recent cases, a woman from Gurugram fell victim to a similar fraud, in which she allegedly received a call from a courier company and then from IPS officers about a parcel that had been confiscated at the airport in her …

How To Report Online Scams In India Using Cyber Crime Portal: Follow This Step-By-Step Guide
1 year, 8 months ago

How To Report Online Scams In India Using Cyber Crime Portal: Follow This Step-By-Step Guide

News 18  

As online scams become more common, more people are losing their hard-earned money. The scams range from WhatsApp/Telegram job scams to the infamous fake army officer scam that we reported earlier this month. They can either go to their local police station and file a complaint there—or they can simply register a complaint on the Cyber Crime Reporting Portal. For …

Madhya Pradesh woman falls for a new SBI credit card scam, loses Rs 23,000 from bank account
1 year, 11 months ago

Madhya Pradesh woman falls for a new SBI credit card scam, loses Rs 23,000 from bank account

India Today  

Every day, new cases of cyber scams are being reported to the Cyber Cell. And when we say no one is safe, we mean it - a recent case of cyber scam even proves it further as this time one cyber scammer managed to dupe a police constable. In a recently reported case of a cyber scam, a female police …

Scam Alert! How scammers tricked 81 UPI users in Mumbai and stole over Rs 1 crore in KYC scam
2 years ago

Scam Alert! How scammers tricked 81 UPI users in Mumbai and stole over Rs 1 crore in KYC scam

Firstpost  

UPDATE: The National Payments Corporation of India shared an official statement which has been added to the end of the article. That hasn’t prevented scam artists from coming up with novel methods to defraud people using popular mobile payment applications. However, if the user returns the money using one of these UPI applications, the scammer will gain access to all …

Scammers sending fraud messages to HDFC, SBI and other bank customers to update PAN details, don't fall for it
2 years ago

Scammers sending fraud messages to HDFC, SBI and other bank customers to update PAN details, don't fall for it

India Today  

With the rise of digital banking, scammers are targeting innocent people and are trying to rob them of their hard-earned money. For instance, a phishing SMS shared on Twitter by user Sanghamitra Mazumdar, read, " HDFC Customer your HDFC NET BANKING will be suspended today please update your PAN card now visit below the link." Another user reported receiving a …

Fraudsters claiming to represent police can defraud you: Scam alert
2 years, 2 months ago

Fraudsters claiming to represent police can defraud you: Scam alert

Op India  

Online scams, often known as internet scams, have been an issue since the early days of the internet, but they have become more prevalent over time, with scammers constantly developing new ways to defraud people. #threadstory Today morning at around 09:45 AM, I got a call from 964675397 ‘FedEx’ customer care saying a package attached to my Aadhar ID had …

Bank Frauds: Know India's 4 Biggest Financial Scams That Have Hit Lenders
2 years, 7 months ago

Bank Frauds: Know India's 4 Biggest Financial Scams That Have Hit Lenders

News 18  

The Enforcement Directorate recently attached assets worth Rs 415 crore of Maharashtra’s two builders in relation to the Yes Bank-DHFL bank loan fraud-linked money laundering case. The DHFL scam is India’s biggest financial fraud involving Rs 34,000 crore, in which a total of 17 banks have been defrauded by this home loan provider. Here’re four biggest financial scams in India: …

Beware! SBI Customers Should Not Reply To This SMS And Fall Prey To This Scam
2 years, 10 months ago

Beware! SBI Customers Should Not Reply To This SMS And Fall Prey To This Scam

ABP News  

New Delhi: State Bank of India customers have been alerted by the Press Information Bureau of an ongoing SMS scam that is leading SBI customers to scammers who are stealing their personal details and savings. The PIB is cautioning users against these fake alerts via SMS and the agency is also urging SBI customers to not respond to these fake …

SBI Customers Alert! Do not Reply to this 'Fake' Message, Says Govt; Details Here
2 years, 10 months ago

SBI Customers Alert! Do not Reply to this 'Fake' Message, Says Govt; Details Here

News 18  

SBI Fake SMS: The media wing of the central government, Press Information Bureau, or PIB has alerted customers of the State Bank of India of a fake SMS in circulation, claiming that their accounts have been blocked. “A message in circulation claiming that your @TheOfficialSBI account has been blocked is #FAKE.” In response to battle this fraudulent activity PIB has …

Government is warning SBI users to delete this message immediately or lose money
2 years, 10 months ago

Government is warning SBI users to delete this message immediately or lose money

India Today  

The State Bank of India is warning users of a new scam that scammers are using to steal money and personal details. The Press Information Bureau, that disseminates information to the print and electronic media on government policies, programmes, initiatives and achievements, is the one warning SBI users of this new SMS scam. In one of the tweets, PIB noted, …

SBI Warning For Users: Do Not Engage With These Numbers, Tells Bank On Phishing Attack
2 years, 11 months ago

SBI Warning For Users: Do Not Engage With These Numbers, Tells Bank On Phishing Attack

ABP News  

New Delhi: In a latest warning against phising, State Bank of India has cautioned customers from taking calls from two numbers. The largest public sector bank had tweeted that scammers are persuading users to “click on a phishing link" for KYC that would compromise their online security. It is believed that SBI customers in Assam are receiving calls from these …

Don’t Take Calls From These 2 Numbers, Warns SBI on New Banking Scam
2 years, 11 months ago

Don’t Take Calls From These 2 Numbers, Warns SBI on New Banking Scam

News 18  

The State Bank of India has a warning for its users against scammers. It appears that SBI customers in Assam are mainly receiving calls from these fishy numbers; however, users in other states still should be aware if they receive calls from unknown numbers asking for personal details. In a tweet, the CID Assam said SBI Customers are getting calls …

Delhi Police busts pan-India racket of KYC frauds, 23 held for duping people using fake SBI app
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi Police busts pan-India racket of KYC frauds, 23 held for duping people using fake SBI app

India Today  

The Delhi Police's IFSO Unit, Special Cell has busted a PAN India network of online frauds who defrauded citizens by procuring their net banking credentials through phishing pages. The accused used to send SMS in bulk with disguised links that led to a fake page imitating the original Yono App of SBI. On the pretext of updating the KYC, the …

SBI Warns Customers Against KYC Fraud: Suggests How to Keep Bank Account Safe
3 years ago

SBI Warns Customers Against KYC Fraud: Suggests How to Keep Bank Account Safe

News 18  

The State Bank of India frequently issues advisories, warning its customers against attempts of fraud. As a result, SBI, too, has revamped their advisory system to make their customers more aware and cognizant about various ways they can be scammed under their initiative “Yeh Wrong Number Hai.” Recently, SBI warned its customers about clicking on embedded links in text messages …

Safety Hacks You Should Know to Stay Protected from Rising Online Banking Frauds in India
3 years, 1 month ago

Safety Hacks You Should Know to Stay Protected from Rising Online Banking Frauds in India

News 18  

With the significant rise in the use of digital systems over the years, cybercriminals have swarmed the internet to perform online crimes such as data fraud, theft as well as hacking and the banking sector is also not out of their reach. Devious ways The most common forms of banking fraud in India are: Vishing- Phone calls pretending to be …

Here are the scammers' top ten tricks so you won't be fooled again!
3 years, 5 months ago

Here are the scammers' top ten tricks so you won't be fooled again!

Daily Mail  

Fraud has become endemic in Britain. We start here by highlighting the top ten tactics deployed by fraudsters to target your savings — from cruel romance scams to sophisticated bank transfer cons in which unwitting victims are convinced to move their money into a criminal's account. Money Mail analysis of industry figures also shows that since January last year, there …

Opinion | Beware of banking cyber frauds
3 years, 8 months ago

Opinion | Beware of banking cyber frauds

India TV News  

Today I want to caution all of you about cyber fraud gangs who are stealing money from bank accounts by posing as bank executives. He used to get the fake bank accounts from Afzal, Ghulam Mustafa and Sanju Debnath, to which swindled money was transferred. The gang members used to persuade tribals living in Jamtara, Asansol and nearby areas to …

SBI warns account holders against ’Free Gift’ online fraud
3 years, 9 months ago

SBI warns account holders against ’Free Gift’ online fraud

Live Mint  

The State Bank of India on Thursday evening alerted its customers against clicking on links claiming that the bank is providing free gifts. SBI in a Twitter post warned its customer that 'clicking on these phishing links could lead to loss of your personal and confidential information.' Many users fell prey to such phishing link frauds which claims that the …

SBI warns of KYC fraud. 3 things you must do to keep your account safe
3 years, 9 months ago

SBI warns of KYC fraud. 3 things you must do to keep your account safe

Live Mint  

The State Bank of India has alerted its customers against the increasing cases of online fraud. Issuing an alert through a post on Twitter, the bank put out a warning alerting people where fraudsters dupe people in the name of Know Your Customer or KYC verification. SBI account holders also need to be careful as recently India's largest lender decided …

Banks warn of KYC fraud, here’s what you should do
3 years, 9 months ago

Banks warn of KYC fraud, here’s what you should do

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Banks are warning customers to be cautious about KYC fraud. For example, the State Bank of India told its customers to be careful of fraudsters pretending to be bank officials or representative of the Reserve Bank of India or KYC authority. Around two months back, many government banks started asking their customers to update KYC. Under this service, …

Desist from sharing sensitive info online: SBI tells customers
3 years, 10 months ago

Desist from sharing sensitive info online: SBI tells customers

India TV News  

With digital transactions gaining traction amidst rising COVID cases, the country's biggest lender SBI has cautioned its customers to be alert against fraudsters and not to download any app from an unknown source. "We advise our customers to be alert of fraudsters and not to share any sensitive details online or download any app from an unknown source," State Bank …

State Bank Of India Issues Alert for Digital Transactions; Check Details Here
3 years, 11 months ago

State Bank Of India Issues Alert for Digital Transactions; Check Details Here

News 18  

Amid the rising cases of coronavirus and economic uncertainty, several are losing their jobs and facing a financial crisis. Acknowledging the threat State Bank of India has once again warned its 45 million customers against online fraud practices. This is one of the major reasons why the Reserve Bank of India along with several other banks keeps on issuing alerts …

SBI, HDFC, PNB, ICICI, Axis Bank customers should be beware of this banking fraud!
4 years ago

SBI, HDFC, PNB, ICICI, Axis Bank customers should be beware of this banking fraud!

India TV News  

State Bank of India, ICICI, HDFC, Axis Bank and Punjab National Bank customers have been warned about a serious security flaw. According to a recent report, cybercriminals are trying to lure Indian users to disclose important personal information using the mobile apps of the aforementioned banks. The banking apps that have been targeted include State Bank of India, ICICI, HDFC, …

SBI shares safety tips to counter online fraud
4 years, 6 months ago

SBI shares safety tips to counter online fraud

Live Mint  

With the rise in digital payments, the online banking frauds have also increased. State Bank of India has shared some tips to stay safe and to recognise fraudsters who are always on the prowl. In a short video clip shared on SBI's official Twitter handle, the bank has warned that the financial service sector has always been a target for …

SBI Online Banking: Beware! SBI warns fraudsters stealing your money; says don't do this
5 years, 3 months ago

SBI Online Banking: Beware! SBI warns fraudsters stealing your money; says don't do this

India TV News  

SBI online banking: The State Bank of India, India largest public sector bank, has warned SBI cardholders about online fraudsters. The bank has asked customers for not sharing confidential details related to their debit cards and credit cards like CVV, card number, OTP or any other card details. SBI informed its customers through a tweet saying SBI never asks any …

Bank Customers Alert! Duped by online banking fraudsters? SBI says do this immediately
5 years, 5 months ago

Bank Customers Alert! Duped by online banking fraudsters? SBI says do this immediately

India TV News  

Online Banking Fraud Alert! So, the bank customers need to be vigilant to ensure that they don’t fall prey to identity theft fraudsters who steal their money from the bank account by getting unauthorised access. To protect against online fraud, including phishing, India's largest lender State Bank of India suggests customers to be suspicious of any e-mail or text message …

Data theft: Fraudsters have an upper hand despite all warnings
7 years, 11 months ago

Data theft: Fraudsters have an upper hand despite all warnings

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Despite dozens of news reports, It asked for his user ID, password, OTP, URN and PIN numbers. “Phishing e-mails and websites have a familiar appearance to deceive customers into thinking the sender or website is the bank,” cybercrime inspector Md. Experts say another scam is to send malware — short for ‘malicious software — to extract information from the …

Action will be taken against guilty in bank scam: FinMin
12 years ago

Action will be taken against guilty in bank scam: FinMin

The Hindu  

The government has said action will be taken if any person is found guilty in the alleged >money laundering scam involving three private sector banks which was exposed by a website. The comments follow >Cobrapost website playing what it said was video recordings of officials of HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank allegedly agreeing to receive unaccounted sums of …

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