Jammu: Army officer Duped of Rs 1.41 Crore by Cyber Fraudsters Posing as Finance Ministry Officials
4 years, 4 months ago

Jammu: Army officer Duped of Rs 1.41 Crore by Cyber Fraudsters Posing as Finance Ministry Officials

News 18  

An Army officer here was duped of Rs 1.41 crore by five people posing as Union Finance Ministry officials, the Crime Branch said on Saturday. The five-member gang of cyber fraudsters lured the officer into investing in a Canadian-based fund company with assured return of Rs 10 crore at the time of maturity 16 years later, it said. In his written complaint, Lt Col Sardar Singh Smotra of Gandhi Nagar area of Jammu said the accused posed as officials of the Union Ministry of Finance and lured him to invest in a Canadian IPO Investment plan to get Rs 10 crore as return after 16 years maturity period. “The total amount transferred by him into the accounts of these fraudsters is Rs 1.41 crore,” the crime branch said.

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Nagpur businessman duped of ₹7.63 crore after 35 percent returns promise
6 days, 19 hours ago

Nagpur businessman duped of ₹7.63 crore after 35 percent returns promise

Hindustan Times  

A businessman in Nagpur lodged a complaint against a couple for cheating him of ₹7.63 crore on the pretext of giving high returns on the investment. Joshi initially received good returns that led him to invest more Jitendra Narhari Joshi alleged that Jayant Gulabrao Supare and his wife Kesari persuaded him to invest in a company promising a 35 per …

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

Axis Bank manager, 3 others arrested for siphoning Rs 12 crore from Bengaluru firm
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1 week, 5 days ago

Axis Bank manager, 3 others arrested for siphoning Rs 12 crore from Bengaluru firm

India Today  

Four people, including the manager of a private bank, were arrested for allegedly siphoning off Rs 12.51 crore by stealing sensitive data from a company, police said on Saturday. The matter came to light after the director of Dream Plug Pay Tech Solutions Private Limited approached the police in November, alleging the siphoning of Rs 12.51 crore from the company’s …

Employee steals ₹21 crore from govt, gifts BMW, 4BHK flat to girlfriend in Maharashtra
2 weeks, 2 days 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 …

Avadi police bust Rs 38 lakh digital scam; arrest accused linked to 135 cybercrime cases
2 weeks, 2 days ago

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

New Indian Express  

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

MP: Indore MBBS student arrested over ₹8 lakh ‘crypto transfer’ to Chinese gang
2 weeks, 2 days ago

MP: Indore MBBS student arrested over ₹8 lakh ‘crypto transfer’ to Chinese gang

Hindustan Times  

A 23-year-old MBBS student from Madhya Pradesh's Indore was arrested for allegedly transferring ₹8 lakh in cyber fraud money to a gang of Chinese youths by converting it into cryptocurrency, PTI reported citing police on Wednesday. DCP Rajesh Kumar Tripathi revealed during Vishnoi's interrogation that he provided bank accounts to a gang on a commission basis for cyber fraud. “We …

Software engineer in Bengaluru loses Rs 11.8 crore to 'digital arrest' scam
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Software engineer in Bengaluru loses Rs 11.8 crore to 'digital arrest' scam

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: A 39-year-old software engineer became a victim of a "digital arrest" scam and lost Rs 11.8 crore when fraudsters impersonating police officials claimed that his Aadhaar card was being misused to open bank accounts for money laundering, police said on Monday. Later, he got a call from a person claiming to be a police officer alleging that his Aadhaar …

Cyber criminals defraud citizens of ₹1 crore in six cases
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2 weeks, 4 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 …

Software engineer in Bengaluru loses Rs 11.8 crore in digital arrest scam
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Software engineer in Bengaluru loses Rs 11.8 crore in digital arrest scam

India Today  

A 39-year-old software engineer in Bengaluru lost Rs 11.8 crore in a "digital arrest" scam, after fraudsters impersonating police officers falsely accused him of being involved in money laundering. The caller alleged that his SIM card, linked to his Aadhaar card, had been used for illegal Soon after, the victim received another call from someone pretending to be a police …

Cyber Fraud Hits Rs 300 Crore, Police to Target Bank Collusion
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Cyber Fraud Hits Rs 300 Crore, Police to Target Bank Collusion

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Bank managements will be under the radar of the city police in 2025 and anyone found colluding with fraudsters directly or indirectly would be duly prosecuted. Of this, the city cybercrime units froze Rs.77 crore and the police facilitated return of about Rs.39 crore to the victims. It has been observed that cyber fraudsters had managed to open current …

Woman loses Rs 31.6 lakh to cyber fraud in Godavarikhani, one held
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Woman loses Rs 31.6 lakh to cyber fraud in Godavarikhani, one held

Deccan Chronicle  

KARIMNAGAR: Cyber-crime officials nabbed Mohammad Awaad, 21, a Zomato delivery boy, for aiding cyber criminals in defrauding residents of Godavarikhani. DSP M. Venkataramana said that a complaint was filed by a woman from Sriramnagar Colony, who was deceived into depositing Rs 31.6 lakh under the guise of a part-time online job. Initially promised returns of Rs1,000 to Rs 2,000 for …

Hyderabad police refund Rs.5.25 lakh to businessman duped by cybercriminals
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Hyderabad police refund Rs.5.25 lakh to businessman duped by cybercriminals

Deccan Chronicle  

A victim who was duped of Rs 5, 25,000 to by the scammers in the name of investing in fake stock trading, got the amount refunded with the help of Cyber Crime Unit. A 37-year-old businessman, in his complaint to the police, stated that the fraudsters claiming as managing directors of a foreign blue chip company, defrauded him on the …

Cyber cheats dupe citizens of ₹1.58 crore
3 weeks ago

Cyber cheats dupe citizens of ₹1.58 crore

Hindustan Times  

The Pune Police have lodged nine cyber fraud cases where cybercriminals siphoned off funds worth ₹58 lakhs from different bank accounts of the victims. All nine cases were lodged on Thursday, December 19 while as many as ten cyber fraud-related cases were lodged on Wednesday, wherein an aggregate amount of ₹1 crore was siphoned off by the accused. The city …

TN Cyber Crime Investigation Centre arrest four for Rs 1.65 crore online scam
3 weeks, 3 days ago

TN Cyber Crime Investigation Centre arrest four for Rs 1.65 crore online scam

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Four men who were involved in an online investment scam were arrested by the State Cyber Crime Investigation Centre on December 6 and 7. The arrested include two mule account holders, a face-to-face agent, and an agent directly working in a scam compound in Cambodia. According to the police, the victim, a 67-year-old retired government employee residing in Chennai, …

Police officer from Pune loses Rs 2.3 lakh after scanning QR code to pay at local bakery
3 weeks, 5 days 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 …

Gujarat police bust cyber fraud network, arrest eight as Rs 50 crore routed through 42 bank accounts
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Gujarat police bust cyber fraud network, arrest eight as Rs 50 crore routed through 42 bank accounts

India TV News  

The Gujarat police have succeeded in exposing an elaborate so-called underground network that had run several accounts for parking cyber fraud money and arrested eight individuals. The inspection of 42 out of approximately 200 suspect bank accounts revealed an astonishing amount, which is around Rs 50 crore deposited from cyber scam victims. The admission of the principal accused in Ahmedabad …

Elderly woman in Rajasthan loses Rs 80 lakh after week-long digital arrest
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3 weeks, 6 days 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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3 weeks, 6 days 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 …

Tamil Nadu cyber crime police arrest three in Rs 3.84 crore scam in Chennai
1 month ago

Tamil Nadu cyber crime police arrest three in Rs 3.84 crore scam in Chennai

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Three people have been arrested by the Tamil Nadu Cyber Crime police on charges of swindling Rs 3.84 crore from a man in a digital arrest scam. The police said that Harish was a mule account holder who earned Rs 1 lakh by selling his account, while Logesh, a mule account agent, confessed to providing two bank accounts to …

Hyderabad City Cyber Crime Unit refunds Rs.35 lakh to two victims
1 month ago

Hyderabad City Cyber Crime Unit refunds Rs.35 lakh to two victims

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad city cyber crime unit refunded Rs.35 lakh to the victims in two cases. In the second case, a complaint was received from a 76-year-old retired person from Hyderabad stating fraudsters deceived him by falsely implicating him in money laundering and digital arrest. The cyber crime unit worked diligently to issue notices to the bank officials, followed up …

Haryana police bust major cyber fraud, 8 arrested for defrauding over 1,900 people of Rs 9 crore
1 month ago

Haryana police bust major cyber fraud, 8 arrested for defrauding over 1,900 people of Rs 9 crore

India TV News  

In a significant breakthrough, the Sonipat police have uncovered a large-scale cyber fraud operation, arresting eight individuals who defrauded 1,931 people across India of nearly Rs 9 crore. The accused, identified as Ajay, Pintu, Sachin, Rawalram, Harimohan, Rakesh, Yashraj, and Deshraj, were arrested in Rajasthan’s Jaipur, Savai Madhopur, and Jodhpur after an investigation prompted by a complaint from a local …

Cops seize Rs 47 lakh, cryptocurrency worth Rs 1.36 crore
1 month ago

Cops seize Rs 47 lakh, cryptocurrency worth Rs 1.36 crore

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The Directorate of Enforcement conducted raids between November 28 and 30 across 13 locations, including Hyderabad, and seized unaccounted cash worth Rs 47 lakh and USDT cryptocurrency worth Rs 1.36 crore. The investigation was initiated on two FIRs registered by CBI, Economic Offences Wing, Delhi, concerning Rs 640 crore in cyber fraud money generated through betting, gambling, part time …

Delhi police crackdown on cyber fraud racket
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi police crackdown on cyber fraud racket

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has dismantled a major racket of cybercriminals who defrauded people to the tune of nearly Rs 20 crore by creating fake identity documents of non-existent individuals, established shell companies, opened current bank accounts, and rented out these accounts for fraudulent purposes. This syndicate had been providing access to multiple current bank accounts to unknown cyber fraudsters …

Gurugram cops bust cybercrime ring that duped ₹74cr across India
1 month, 1 week ago

Gurugram cops bust cybercrime ring that duped ₹74cr across India

Hindustan Times  

The Gurugram police have arrested eight cybercriminals accused of defrauding 7,719 victims across India of ₹74.2 crore over the last 6-8 months, officials said on Monday. The arrested suspects include Lakshya Kumar, Amrit Pal, and Chetan Kumar, apprehended on October 15 and 16; Kanishk Pratap of Hisar on October 23; Zakaria Khan of Nuh on October 27; Sunil Kumar of …

Hyderabad man duped of Rs 8 crore by fraudsters posing as stock traders
1 month, 1 week ago

Hyderabad man duped of Rs 8 crore by fraudsters posing as stock traders

India Today  

Cyber Crime Police Station of the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau has arrested two individuals involved in a stock trading fraud that duped a man of Rs 8.14 crore in Hyderabad, officials said on Sunday. The incident came to light on October 21 when a resident of Hyderabad's Banjara Hills filed a complaint alleging that he had been lured into a …

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

Maharashtra news: Senior citizen from Thane duped of ₹3.57 crore. Here’s what happened
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra news: Senior citizen from Thane duped of ₹3.57 crore. Here’s what happened

Live Mint  

In a shocking incident, a 74-year-old retired bank worker in Maharashtra's Thane was duped of ₹3.57 crore. The imposter threatened the victim and made him transfer a sum of ₹3.57 crore into different bank accounts, the official from Central police station said, as quoted by PTI. Digital arrest fraud in Mumbai In another such incident, a 77-year-old woman from Mumbai …

Cyber police arrest Nagpada resident in ₹11 crore online trading fraud
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Cyber police arrest Nagpada resident in ₹11 crore online trading fraud

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The South Cyber police on Wednesday arrested a 31-year-old Nagpada resident in connection with the online share trading fraud in which a 75-year-old Colaba resident recently lost ₹11 crore. Cyber police arrest Nagpada resident in ₹ 11 crore online trading fraud The arrested accused was identified as Kaif Ibrahim Mansuri, who used to work as a customer relationship executive …

ED books IFS officer, husband, in investment fraud-linked money laundering case
1 month, 2 weeks ago

ED books IFS officer, husband, in investment fraud-linked money laundering case

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said that a chargesheet has been filed against Indian Foreign Service officer Neeharika Singh, her husband, and his companies in a money laundering case linked with an alleged investment fraud, PTI reported. What is the case The probe into the money laundering case began after the ED took note of the 33 First Information Reports …

Retired Army officer held under 55-hour 'digital arrest', robbed of Rs 5 lakh
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Retired Army officer held under 55-hour 'digital arrest', robbed of Rs 5 lakh

India Today  

A retired Army officer in Haryana's Faridabad has fallen prey to cyber fraud through 'digital arrest' and has been duped of Rs 5 lakh, police said on Wednesday. Retired Army officer Aditya Jha was held under a 55-hour digital arrest by the fraudsters and was even called to Bihar's Madhubani to transfer the money as demanded. According to the complaint, …

Haryana: Retired Air force personnel becomes victim of digital arrest in Faridabad, duped of Rs 5 lakh
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Haryana: Retired Air force personnel becomes victim of digital arrest in Faridabad, duped of Rs 5 lakh

India TV News  

Haryana: A retired Air Force official from Faridabad was duped of Rs 5 lakh by fraudsters posing as Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and Central Bureau of Investigation officials, who placed him under digital arrest for 55 hours, the police said today. The victim, Aditya Kumar Jha, a retired sergeant from the Air Force, is currently employed as a clerk …

CA duped of ₹22 lakhs in online share trading scam
1 month, 2 weeks ago

CA duped of ₹22 lakhs in online share trading scam

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The North cyber police on Monday registered a case against unknown persons after a 52-year-old chartered accountant complained of being scammed into paying ₹22 lakh by cyber frauds who used the online share market investment modus to lure him. CA duped of ₹ 22 lakhs in online share trading scam According to the police, the victim, Ketan Solanki, was …

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

Telangana Cyber Sleuths Nab Scammer in Rs 8.14 Cr Trading Fraud
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Telangana Cyber Sleuths Nab Scammer in Rs 8.14 Cr Trading Fraud

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Sleuths from Telangana Cyber Security Bureau arrested a fraudster from Chittigarh in Rajasthan for a trading fraud in which a victim lost over Rs 8.14 crore. “We formed special teams and identified the accused through his server as Sharvan Kumar Sharma alias Shravan Kumar Sharma and arrested him from his house in Rajasthan,” Shikha said. During interrogation the accused …

Hyderabad: SBI Averts Digital Arrest, Saves Rs 46 Lakh of Customer
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hyderabad: SBI Averts Digital Arrest, Saves Rs 46 Lakh of Customer

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The staff of the State Bank of India, Chandrayangutta branch, rescued a senior citizen from the new fraud called ‘digital arrest’ and stopped him from transferring Rs 46 lakh to scamsters on Friday, a bank official said. The victim, a retired PSU employee, visited the branch with his wife and presented a cheque at the counter to transfer Rs …

Jobless man caught for providing bank accounts to cyber frauds
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jobless man caught for providing bank accounts to cyber frauds

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: An alert bank manager helped the Kurla police to catch a man who was providing bank accounts to various cybercrime gangs. The police said the accused had opened around 35 bank accounts in the Kurla West branch of Punjab National Bank and had got issued visa debit cards for every account to enable the frauds to withdraw money from …

₹19.20 crore ration scam: Crime branch files charge-sheet against 13 ex-officers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

₹19.20 crore ration scam: Crime branch files charge-sheet against 13 ex-officers

Hindustan Times  

Crime Branch, on Thursday, filed charge-sheet against 13 former officers, including the then nine assistant directors, two chief account officers and two tehsil supply officers in a major ration scam to the tune of ₹19.20 crore. ₹ 19.20 crore ration scam: Crime branch files charge-sheet against 13 ex-officers The scam was committed in Jammu rural in 2002, 2003, 2005 and …

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 …

Gang behind ‘digital arrest’ busted, 2 held
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Gang behind ‘digital arrest’ busted, 2 held

Hindustan Times  

Punjab Police have arrested two Assam-based men for their alleged involvement in cases of “digital fraud”. Digital arrest refers to a cyber scam where fraudsters, posing as law enforcement officials, deceive victims into believing they have committed a serious crime and must stay visible online until their demands are met, exploiting fear to extort money. The matter came to light …

Over 10 People Falling Prey to Scammers in Vizag Every Day
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Over 10 People Falling Prey to Scammers in Vizag Every Day

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Every day at least 10 to 20 people are falling prey to scammers in Vizag City alone as the cases of cyber frauds have gone up rapidly during the past few months with most of the crimes arising from greed, ignorance, and fear of the victims. As per the data from the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, more than …

Actor Disha Patani's father, promised of government post, duped of Rs 25 lakh
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Actor Disha Patani's father, promised of government post, duped of Rs 25 lakh

India Today  

Jagdish Singh Patani, the father of actor Disha Patani and a retired Deputy Superintendent of Police, was allegedly defrauded of Rs 25 lakh by a group of scammers who had promised him a high-ranking position in a government commission, police said on Friday. An FIR has been registered in Uttar Pradesh against five individuals--Shivendra Pratap Singh, Diwakar Garg, Acharya Jayaprakash …

Rs 111 crore, 623 bank A/Cs, 25 arrests: The cyber-fraud that stunned Surat police
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Rs 111 crore, 623 bank A/Cs, 25 arrests: The cyber-fraud that stunned Surat police

India Today  

The Surat police have busted a major gang laundering money extorted from victims of ‘digital arrest’ around the country and even overseas. The police detected that lakhs of money parted with by cyber-fraud victims were first landing in a ‘mule account’, functional on ‘rooted devices’ operated from outside India. From Mota Varachha and Sarthana areas of Surat, the police recovered …

24 Arrested in Rs 6.28 Crore Cyber Fraud Case: How the Modus Operandi Was Exposed
2 months, 1 week ago

24 Arrested in Rs 6.28 Crore Cyber Fraud Case: How the Modus Operandi Was Exposed

New Indian Express  

24 people involved in a Rs 6.28 crore cyber fraud case have been arrested by the Crime Branch of Odisha Police. The fraudsters were identified after they were lured into a WhatsApp trading group and invested heavily in shares. The group admin allowed them to withdraw a portion of their investment, but they were subsequently removed from the group and …

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.

Cybercrime cops refund Rs 38 lakh to victim
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Cybercrime cops refund Rs 38 lakh to victim

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: In case you fall victim to cyber fraud, register a complaint at the earliest so that the chances of recovery of lost money are higher, the cybercrime police insisted. In a recent case, the Hyderabad cybercrime police helped in refunding `39 lakh to a 34-year-old man who had lost `78 lakh in a stock trading fraud. However, once the …

Cyber Criminals Target Army Officer, Siphon ₹2 Crore in 'Digital Arrest'
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Cyber Criminals Target Army Officer, Siphon ₹2 Crore in 'Digital Arrest'

Hindustan Times  

Three men have been arrested for duping an army officer of ₹2 crore through a digital arrest. The suspects, including a retired Major General, used bank accounts of students from other states to transfer the money. The army officer was kept under digital arrest for five days before being released and realizing that his money had been siphoned off. The …

Hyderabad victim loses Rs 10.61 crore in digital arrest scam; Two held in Bengaluru
3 months ago

Hyderabad victim loses Rs 10.61 crore in digital arrest scam; Two held in Bengaluru

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Two youngsters were apprehended by the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau in Bengaluru for their alleged involvement in a digital arrest scam that cheated a victim of Rs 10.61 crore. The accused, identified as Vinay Kumar S Khadke and Maruthi GH, are being brought to Hyderabad for further investigation, the police said. The victim was made to transfer Rs 4.62 …

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

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