Man Asks Minor to Install App on Father's Phone, Siphons off with Rs 9 Lakh in Nagpur
4 years, 4 months ago

Man Asks Minor to Install App on Father's Phone, Siphons off with Rs 9 Lakh in Nagpur

News 18  

In a case of online fraud, an unidentified caller allegedly siphoned off nearly Rs nine lakh from a bank account of a man residing near Nagpur, after asking the latter’s minor son to download an application on his father’s phone, police said. The caller introduced himself as a customer care executive of a digital payments company,” he said, adding that the mobile phone was linked to Manwate’s bank account. The caller told the boy that he would increase the credit limit of his father’s digital payment account and asked him to download an application of a remote desktop software on the phone, he said. ”As soon as the boy downloaded the app, the caller gained access of the phone remotely and siphoned off Rs 8.95 lakh from Manwate’s bank account,” the official said.

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Chandigarh: 73-year-old man falls victim to cyber fraud, loses ₹10 lakh
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1 week, 3 days 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 …

Bengaluru man loses ₹5.6 lakh in traffic challan scam after downloading fraudulent app: Report
1 month ago

Bengaluru man loses ₹5.6 lakh in traffic challan scam after downloading fraudulent app: Report

Hindustan Times  

A Bengaluru man fell victim to a sophisticated cyber scam after unknowingly installing a fraudulent mobile application, leading to a loss of ₹5.6 lakh from his credit cards. According to a report by Deccan Herald, the 46-year-old, a resident of Byatarayanapura, was tricked into believing the app was an official Bengaluru Traffic Police platform for checking and clearing pending traffic …

Bengaluru techie duped of ₹2.8 cr as scammers gift cloning-app-embedded smartphone: Report
2 months, 1 week 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 …

Bengaluru man receives free phone to avail credit card benefits, loses Rs 2.8 crore
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru man receives free phone to avail credit card benefits, loses Rs 2.8 crore

India Today  

A new case of cyber fraud has been reported from Bengaluru, where scammers siphoned off Rs 2.8 crore from a victim after sending him a free smartphone and a SIM card. Thinking it was a legitimate offer—given that banks often call users about new credit card schemes—the victim agreed to accept the card, the new phone, and the SIM card. …

iPhone scam in Bengaluru? Student looking to buy online loses ₹1 lakh to fraudster
2 months, 2 weeks ago

iPhone scam in Bengaluru? Student looking to buy online loses ₹1 lakh to fraudster

Hindustan Times  

A Bengaluru student fell victim to an elaborate online scam, losing nearly ₹1.1 lakh while attempting to purchase an iPhone from a popular marketplace. Representational image) The new cyber fraud scam makes people lose money almost daily due to bad investments The victim, identified as Riyan Hussain, 24, from RT Nagar, had been browsing listings for second-hand smartphones on January …

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

Thane resident loses ₹59 lakh to scamsters posing as Customs, CBI officials: Report
3 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Karnataka man loses ₹1.7 crore to fraudsters posing as CBI, TRAI officials: Report
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Hyderabad man gets phone call about phone number deactivation, loses Rs 11 lakh in new scam
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Hyderabad man gets phone call about phone number deactivation, loses Rs 11 lakh in new scam

India Today  

A new scam is emerging in the country where scammers are syphoning money from people after threatening them about the illegal use of their SIM cards. The caller further threatened the victim, claiming that another SIM card had been issued in his name, which was allegedly linked to a harassment case registered with the Mumbai Police, as reported by TOI. …

Powai priest duped of ₹2 lakh as fraud posed as telecom official
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Powai priest duped of ₹2 lakh as fraud posed as telecom official

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A case has been registered against unknown persons after a 74-year-old priest from Powai was allegedly duped of ₹2 lakh by frauds who posed as officials from the Telecommunication Department threatening to implicate him in a criminal case. A case has been registered against unknown persons after a 74-year-old priest from Powai was allegedly duped of ₹ 2 lakh …

99-year-old scammed by fake power company rep
1 year ago

99-year-old scammed by fake power company rep

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A 99-year-old resident from Juhu fell victim to an online scam, losing ₹2.78 lakh to a conman who posed as a representative of a power company on Saturday to fraudulently acquire his credit card - PAN card details. HT Image The victim, identified as EA Ashok Kumar, a bicycle shop owner living with his wife, was at home on …

Maharashtra: Thane man becomes victim of online fraud; orders iPhone, receives soap bars instead
1 year, 4 months ago

Maharashtra: Thane man becomes victim of online fraud; orders iPhone, receives soap bars instead

India TV News  

Maharashtra: Thane man becomes victim of online fraud; orders iPhone, receives soap bars instead An official from Bhayander police station said that the victim had been deceived by someone who tampered with the parcel when it was being delivered. According to the police, a 25-year-old man ordered a smartphone worth Rs 46,000 from an online shopping platform but allegedly received …

Man loses his phone, 15 minutes later Rs 42,000 was stolen from his UPI account
1 year, 5 months ago

Man loses his phone, 15 minutes later Rs 42,000 was stolen from his UPI account

India Today  

In an unfortunate event, a Kolkata-based man’s phone was snatched by thieves while travelling on a near-empty bus during the night. The shock of losing his phone was compounded by the swift financial loss, and Ghosh only became aware of the stolen money when he acquired another phone and SIM card. In response to this alarming incident, Ghosh promptly filed …

Chandigarh: Female constable falls prey to cyber criminals, loses ₹43 lakh
1 year, 5 months ago

Chandigarh: Female constable falls prey to cyber criminals, loses ₹43 lakh

Hindustan Times  

Threatening a female constable of character assassination by morphing her pictures after gaining access of her mobile phone, cyber criminals coerced her into paying ₹43.8 lakh. Cyber police have launched a manhunt for the criminals, who targeted the 35-year-old constable by sending a link to her mobile phone. In September last year, Chandigarh Police’s cyber crime branch had busted an …

Fraud Alert! A Fake Insurance Call From Delhi NCR, Mumbai Man Loses Rs 2 Crore
1 year, 6 months ago

Fraud Alert! A Fake Insurance Call From Delhi NCR, Mumbai Man Loses Rs 2 Crore

News 18  

The Navi Mumbai police have arrested three persons who allegedly cheated a man of Rs 2.24 crore on the pretext of getting him money on his insurance policy. The police last week arrested two accused from Delhi and one from Haryana for the fraud that took place between August 2020 and July this year, senior inspector Gajanan Kadam of the …

Man loses Rs 6.45 lakh to scammer without receiving transaction SMS on phone, here is what happened
1 year, 7 months ago

Man loses Rs 6.45 lakh to scammer without receiving transaction SMS on phone, here is what happened

India Today  

Scams are all-time high as we report new frauds every day. The latest one might be a bit horrifying for users as a man lost Rs 6.45 lakh without receiving any transaction SMS alerts on the phone. A 64-year-old man residing in Mumbai's Vikhroli area fell victim to a cyber fraud incident, resulting in a financial loss of Rs 6.45 …

Loan app sends student’s morphed pic to dad, college principal
1 year, 8 months ago

Loan app sends student’s morphed pic to dad, college principal

The Hindu  

A second year diploma student from a paramedical college in Mangaluru took a loan through a loan app for payment of college fees. On July 26, father of the victim, her family members and a few more of her contacts, including her college principal, received on their WhatsApp morphed images of the victim from the mobile number starting with country …

Man calls woman to repay her father, dupes her of ₹93,000
1 year, 9 months ago

Man calls woman to repay her father, dupes her of ₹93,000

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A 22-year-old woman in Chembur was duped of ₹93,000 on Sunday, by a cyber fraud who pretended to have ‘accidentally’ sent her extra money. According to the police, she received a call from one Pawan Sharma on Sunday afternoon, who claimed that he was her father’s friend and wanted to repay ₹12,000 he had taken from her father. The …

Nitin Gadkari threat calls case: Nagpur police seize mobile phones, sim cards from Karnataka jail
2 years ago

Nitin Gadkari threat calls case: Nagpur police seize mobile phones, sim cards from Karnataka jail

India TV News  

Just a few days after a person made threat call to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's office in Nagpur, the police recovered two mobile phones and as many sim cards from a jail in Karnataka’s Belagavi. As part of their investigation, the local police with the help of their Belagavi counterparts searched the premises of Hindalga Central Jail in the Karnataka …

Mangalore man loses over 15 lakh after clicking on a link he received from an unknown person, here is what happened
2 years ago

Mangalore man loses over 15 lakh after clicking on a link he received from an unknown person, here is what happened

India Today  

Online frauds have become a common occurrence with scammers constantly devising new ways to trick people into divulging their bank details. In a recently reported case, a man from Karnataka lost around Rs 15 lakh after clicking on a link he got from an unknown person who promised him to provide a part-time job. However, after clicking on the link, …

Loan App agent nabbed for fraudulent deal
2 years, 6 months ago

Loan App agent nabbed for fraudulent deal

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTHAPUR: In a significant breakthrough, the Kadapa Rural Police arrested a loan app agent, Lingutla Ranganadh of Tadipathri town on Monday for luring people with loan offers and threatening the customers. YSR district SP Anburajan told the media that Bandi Saikumar Reddy of CK Dinne mandal, a victim, downloaded the mobile app on his android phone – to access its …

Nagpur man switches relative’s SIM card, illegally withdraws ₹12.65 lakh
3 years, 1 month ago

Nagpur man switches relative’s SIM card, illegally withdraws ₹12.65 lakh

Hindustan Times  

Handing over his mobile phone to a relative cost a senior citizen dear, as the former, along with his accomplices, fraudulently withdrew ₹12.65 lakh from his account and invested it in crypto currency. Before returning the phone, Aatish transferred Kanhiya’s SIM card to another device and used it to fraudulently transfer ₹12.65 lakh from his bank account between January 28 …

Retired bank manager loses ₹12.25 lakh to cyber fraudster in Gurugram, probe on
3 years, 2 months ago

Retired bank manager loses ₹12.25 lakh to cyber fraudster in Gurugram, probe on

Hindustan Times  

Police booked an unidentified man on Thursday evening for allegedly impersonating as an employee of the telecom company and duping a retired senior bank manager in Gurugram of ₹12.25 lakh on December 13 last year, officials said on Friday. An FIR was registered against the suspect under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act at the cybercrime …

Hisar Youth Duped Rs 30000 Online, Police Recovers Rs 18000
3 years, 8 months ago

Hisar Youth Duped Rs 30000 Online, Police Recovers Rs 18000

News 18  

A youth who was a victim of online fraud in Hansi town of Hisar district in Haryana has got his money back. SP Nitika Gehlot had instructed the cyber cell to help the youth by taking immediate action on the complaint of online fraud. Vipin Yadav, in-charge of cyber cell, said that he had received a complaint from a young …

Bihar Man Dials Cops, Gives False Info and Hurls Abuses; Arrested
3 years, 8 months ago

Bihar Man Dials Cops, Gives False Info and Hurls Abuses; Arrested

News 18  

A cyber criminal, gave false information to the cops by using the official mobile number of a police station through internet and mobile apps in Bihar’s Jamuai district, has been arrested by police. The police officer informed that on July 20, a call was made to the Jhajha police station of Jamui district from the official mobile number of the …

Delhi: Father-daughter duo duped of Rs 4 lakh on pretext of updating KYC of bank account
3 years, 11 months ago

Delhi: Father-daughter duo duped of Rs 4 lakh on pretext of updating KYC of bank account

India TV News  

In another case of cyber fraud, fraudsters posing as bank executive duped an elderly man and his daughter by fraudulently obtaining their joint-bank account details and changing the net banking password to siphon off Rs 4 lakh. In her complaint, the woman said that her father received an SMS on March 3 to update their bank account KYC. The caller …

Delhi Police arrests bank agent held for credit card fraud
4 years, 6 months ago

Delhi Police arrests bank agent held for credit card fraud

India Today  

Delhi Police has arrested a bank agent for making fraudulent transactions worth over Rs 69,000 using a customer's credit card details which he obtained by secretly installing a remote access app on his mobile phone. Deputy Commissioner of Police Devender Arya said that based Rajesh Rajput's complaint, a case under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code was registered at …

Man loses mobile phone, later gets SMS alert of ₹4 lakh transaction
5 years, 5 months ago

Man loses mobile phone, later gets SMS alert of ₹4 lakh transaction

India TV News  

Three people were booked on Wednesday for stealing Rs 4,13,450 from a man using the MPay app on his mobile phone after lifting the device, police said. The victim, Sader-Ud Din Zargar of J&K's Ramban district, lodged a complaint with the Crime Branch, in which he said he was travelling to Jammu from Delhi on April 17 by the UHP …

Man cheated of Rs 6.8 lakh in a UPI app fraud despite never using the UPI app
6 years, 3 months ago

Man cheated of Rs 6.8 lakh in a UPI app fraud despite never using the UPI app

Firstpost  

With the push for Digital India at an all-time high, the digital literacy of the users of technological innovations also needs to be kept in mind. 30-year-old Mohan Lal, from Sector 12, Noida, Uttar Pradesh has reported that he was cheated of Rs 6.80 lakh via a UPI app, and that’s when he did not even own a smartphone. According …

Thane senior couple cheated to tune of Rs 40,000 by telecaller
8 years, 3 months ago

Thane senior couple cheated to tune of Rs 40,000 by telecaller

Deccan Chronicle  

Thane: A senior citizen couple was duped to the tune of Rs 40,000 by an unknown caller who siphoned off money from their bank accounts under the pretext of getting their ATM card activated, police said. Devyani Gore, a resident of Tarangan, was alone at home on Monday when she received a call at about 3 pm from an unknown …

Man tries to dupe bank posing as friend of Jaitley's son, held
10 years, 5 months ago

Man tries to dupe bank posing as friend of Jaitley's son, held

Firstpost  

The accused, identified as one Japjeev Singh Chaddha, a resident of suburban Santacruz, was arrested yesterday under Sections 419 and 420 of IPC, Crime Branch Inspector, Nandkumar Gopale said today. Mumbai: A 28-year-old youth has been arrested for allegedly trying to obtain a Rs 7 crore loan from a leading government-owned bank after posing as a close friend of Union …

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