UP woman, soon-to-be married, dies by suicide over cyber fraud of ₹1.5 lakh
2 days, 12 hours 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 won a lottery of ₹42 lakh and needed to deposit ₹1.5 lakh as tax. Similar case in MP In a similar case, a woman in Madhya Pradesh's Mauganj allegedly died by suicide as she panicked after getting threatened with arrest by cyber fraudsters who digitally arrested her and told her that a parcel she had sent contained illegal materials, police said on Monday. The woman, a 35-year-old government guest teacher, allegedly consumed poison on Sunday evening and died on way to the hospital, news agency PTI quoted police as saying.

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Digital arrest in MP: Female teacher dies by suicide after receiving extortion video on phone
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3 days, 6 hours ago

Digital arrest in MP: Female teacher dies by suicide after receiving extortion video on phone

India TV News  

A female teacher in Madhya Pradesh's Mauganj consumed poison fearing threats from fraudsters. After a few moments, videos of some police officers and army personnel in uniform were sent to her on WhatsApp followed by a video call. The family has registered an FIR with the police Mauganj Superintendent of Police Rasna Thakur said that the case is being investigated …

Mumbai cyber scam: Elderly woman tricked into transferring ₹1.5 cr to fraudsters; here is what happened
6 days, 19 hours 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 …

Woman loses Rs 1.5 crore after ordering food for daughter
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1 week ago

Woman loses Rs 1.5 crore after ordering food for daughter

India Today  

A 78-year-old woman from South Mumbai fell victim to a cyber scam and lost Rs 1.5 crore after being tricked by fraudsters posing as the Special Investigation Team of Delhi police, according to a report by TOI. As part of the elaborate scam, several people posing as officials from various government departments, including the Cyber Crime Branch and the Finance …

Woman, aide booked for cheating ex-serviceman of ₹17.27 lakh
1 week, 4 days ago

Woman, aide booked for cheating ex-serviceman of ₹17.27 lakh

Hindustan Times  

In a joint operation by the Southern Command Military Intelligence and Pune Police, the Wanowrie Police Station has lodged an FIR against a woman posing a ticket collector and her aide for allegedly defrauding an ex-serviceman of ₹17.27 lakh on false promise of providing jobs in the railways to two girls in his family. While doing the work at her …

Citizens lose ₹59 lakh in six fraud cases
1 week, 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 …

Malaysian housewife loses ₹27.3 lakh in social media job scam
2 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 …

Software engineer in Bengaluru loses Rs 11.8 crore to 'digital arrest' scam
2 weeks, 1 day 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, 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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2 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 woman duped of ₹30 lakh in ‘digital arrest’ scam; forced to break FDs and empty bank accounts: Report
2 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 …

Woman loses Rs 31.6 lakh to cyber fraud in Godavarikhani, one held
2 weeks, 3 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 …

Citizens lose ₹64 lakh to cyber fraudsters
2 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 …

Woman dies by suicide in Purnea after alleged loan repayment pressure
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Woman dies by suicide in Purnea after alleged loan repayment pressure

Hindustan Times  

Purnea: A 28-year-old woman died by suicide in Bihar’s Purnea on Friday after a private finance company staff allegedly threatened her of dire consequences if she didn’t repay a loan taken from them, police said. A 28-year-old woman dies by suicide in Purnea on Friday evening Police said that the woman, who was running a self-help group, had allegedly taken …

₹1.3 crore ransom and a dead body! A parcel delivery that shocked Andhra woman
2 weeks, 5 days ago

₹1.3 crore ransom and a dead body! A parcel delivery that shocked Andhra woman

Live Mint  

In a shocking incident, a woman received a parcel on Thursday night in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari and discovered the body of an unidentified person and a ransom letter in it, reported news agency IANS. About the incident: Identified as Naga Tulsi, the woman moved the Kshatriya Seva Samithi seeking financial help to construct her house. The woman received a …

Andhra woman opens parcel, finds unknown man's body and ransom letter in it
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Andhra woman opens parcel, finds unknown man's body and ransom letter in it

Hindustan Times  

In a horrific incident in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari, a woman received a parcel on Thursday night only to discover the body of an unidentified person and a ransom letter in it. The woman thought that she would find electronic appliances in the parcel for her under construction house, instead she found a dead body. Ransom letter demanding ₹ 1.3 …

Woman posing as UK resident befriends Gujarat man online, defrauds Rs 1.2 crore
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Woman posing as UK resident befriends Gujarat man online, defrauds Rs 1.2 crore

India Today  

A case of cyber fraud has emerged in Ahmedabad, where a 65-year-old retired government employee was swindled out of Rs 1.29 crore by scammers who threatened him with arrest in a terror-funding and money-laundering case. The scam began when the retiree received a Facebook friend request from a woman who called herself Nish Williams. The scammers promised that the money …

Malaysian woman loses over ₹4 crore in decade-long love scam without ever meeting scammer
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Malaysian woman loses over ₹4 crore in decade-long love scam without ever meeting scammer

Hindustan Times  

A 67-year-old woman in Malaysia fell victim to a love scam, losing over RM2.2 million across nearly a decade without meeting the scammer face-to-face. According to The Star, at a press conference on December 17, Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf revealed that this may be the longest-running love scam involving a single …

Elderly woman in Bengaluru cheated of Rs 1.24 crore in cyber fraud
3 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 …

Elderly woman in Rajasthan loses Rs 80 lakh after week-long digital arrest
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3 weeks, 4 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, 4 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 …

Days after man dies by suicide, cops issue notice to wife in UP
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Days after man dies by suicide, cops issue notice to wife in UP

Hindustan Times  

A team from Bengaluru’s Marathahalli police travelled to Uttar Pradesh to issue a notice to the wife and the in-laws of a 34-year-old software engineer who died allegedly by suicide earlier this week. The family members have been asked to appear for questioning following allegations of harassment and extortion made in the deceased’s suicide note in the notice, said a …

Digital arrest scam: IT professional kept under ‘digital arrest’ for over a week in Coonoor, defrauded of ₹16 lakhs
3 weeks, 6 days 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 …

Morphed photos of wife circulated by loan app agents, Andhra man ends life: Here’s what happened
4 weeks ago

Morphed photos of wife circulated by loan app agents, Andhra man ends life: Here’s what happened

Live Mint  

In a tragic incident, a newly married man from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh took his life after recovery agents of an online loan app sent morphed photos of him and his wife along with abusive messages to his contacts list. Soon after, recovery agents from the online app began harassing him for repayment, sending him abusive messages. In Nandyal district, …

Former Miss India winner put under digital arrest for 2 hours, loses ₹99,000
1 month ago

Former Miss India winner put under digital arrest for 2 hours, loses ₹99,000

Hindustan Times  

An Agra model was digitally arrested by cybercriminals for two hours and lost ₹99,000, according to police on Wednesday. Shivankita Dixit claims to be a former Femina Miss India, West Bengal 2017. The term "digital arrest" refers to a new type of cyber scam in which scammers impersonate law enforcement officials, such as CBI or customs officers, and threaten victims …

Bengaluru student, 19, dies by suicide after college mate cheats her of ₹15 lakh: Report
1 month ago

Bengaluru student, 19, dies by suicide after college mate cheats her of ₹15 lakh: Report

Hindustan Times  

A 19-year-old college student, allegedly died by suicide at her home in Bengaluru's Rajajinagar, according to police officials. In a note left behind, she accused her college mate, Diganth, of cheating her out of ₹15 lakh worth of gold ornaments under the pretext of investments, police said. The Rajajinagar police have registered a case under Section 108 of the Indian …

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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

Hyderabad bank manager saves elderly couple from Rs 30 lakh cyber fraud
1 month, 1 week ago

Hyderabad bank manager saves elderly couple from Rs 30 lakh cyber fraud

India Today  

A branch manager at the State Bank of India’s Lothukunta branch in Hyderabad prevented a senior citizen couple from falling victim to a Rs 30 lakh cyber fraud on Friday. Naveen Kumar, the branch manager, acted promptly after noticing unusual behaviour from a 78-year-old customer who had come to close his Senior Citizen Savings Scheme account. When the customer denied …

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 …

90-Year-Old in Gujarat Loses ₹1 Crore Life Savings in Digital Scam
1 month, 1 week ago

90-Year-Old in Gujarat Loses ₹1 Crore Life Savings in Digital Scam

Deccan Chronicle  

Ahmedabad: In a shocking incident, a 90-year-old man from Gujarat was defrauded of his entire life savings of ₹1 crore in a sophisticated digital scam. The scammers reportedly contacted the victim over the phone, claiming irregularities in his bank account and offering to "help" resolve the issue. Preliminary findings suggest the scammers used fake caller IDs and cloned websites to …

Mumbai woman forced to strip, loses Rs 1.7 lakh in digital arrest scam
Top News
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Mumbai woman forced to strip, cheated of Rs 1.78 lakh after digital arrest
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1 month, 1 week 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 duped of ₹3.8 crore in ‘longest’ digital arrest case in India: Report
1 month, 1 week ago

Mumbai woman duped of ₹3.8 crore in ‘longest’ digital arrest case in India: Report

Hindustan Times  

A 77-year-old woman from Mumbai was duped of Rs. Scammers did this in the guise of a fake money laundering case against the woman and it all started when she got a WhatsApp call. Scammers posing as police officers claimed that the said parcel contained 5 passports, about 4 kilograms of clothes, a drug called MDMA and a bank card, …

WhatsApp call, then month-long 'digital arrest': How Mumbai woman lost Rs 4 crore
1 month, 2 weeks ago

WhatsApp call, then month-long 'digital arrest': How Mumbai woman lost Rs 4 crore

India Today  

A 77-year-old woman from South Mumbai was duped of Rs 3.8 crore in a month-long cyber fraud that saw con artists posing as senior law enforcement officials. The elderly homemaker, who lives with her retired husband, was kept under "digital arrest" for a month under the pretext of a fake money laundering case and threatened with arrest. The ordeal began …

Ludhiana: NRI woman duped of ₹12.33 lakh
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ludhiana: NRI woman duped of ₹12.33 lakh

Hindustan Times  

An elderly NRI woman, Amrit Rani, of Kamal Colony in Samrala has accused her daughter-in-law of “fraudulently” transferring ₹12.33 lakh from her bank account. Post her son’s demise, Amrit Rani alleged that her daughter-in-law betrayed her trust. According to the 76-year-old complainant, who had been living in the United States since 2009, she returned to India in 2022 when her …

Woman cyber fraudster extorts Rs 20k from engg. student
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Woman cyber fraudster extorts Rs 20k from engg. student

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A 22-year-old engineering student fell prey to a cyber extortion gang and lost Rs 20,000, trapped through social media and blackmailed. On November 21, late at night, he received messages from a woman who made a WhatsApp video call showing nude videos of a girl and instigated him. The fraudsters recorded the victim's nude videos using another mobile, threatened …

Bengaluru woman duped of ₹1.1L in fake child pornography cybercrime scam: Report
1 month, 2 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, 3 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 …

Crime in Mumbai: How cyber conmen drive their victims into debt
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Crime in Mumbai: How cyber conmen drive their victims into debt

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Cyber scammers have found a new way to con people – saddling them with loans they never took. Police said the fraudsters sometimes lure their victims with the promise of massive profits, blackmail them via digital arrests and other means, or gain access to their victims’ phones remotely via software applications. They proceed to use the sensitive information they …

Woman dupes man of ₹11 lakh in bizarre bed-burning ritual for ex-husband's soul
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Woman dupes man of ₹11 lakh in bizarre bed-burning ritual for ex-husband's soul

Hindustan Times  

A man in China was scammed by his fiancée who told him that he needed to pay for her to burn the “marriage bed” of her and her ex-husband so that they could get married, the South China Morning Post reported. The woman demanded ₹ 11 lakh from her partner to perform a “marriage bed burning” ritual for her ex-husband …

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

Two Hyderabad residents scammed of over ₹5 lakh in separate cyber attacks
2 months, 1 week 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 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, …

13 held for swindling elderly of Rs 4.72 crore in digital arrest scam
3 months ago

13 held for swindling elderly of Rs 4.72 crore in digital arrest scam

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Chennai police have arrested 13 people in connection with a digital arrest scam, in which a 72-year-old woman in Abhiramapuram was swindled of Rs 4.72 crore. The caller had threatened the victim that her mobile number and Aadhaar number was being used to open many bank accounts, and cases were registered against her in Mumbai and Delhi Cyber …

Rangpuri deaths: Autopsy shows poisoning, deceased had ₹200 in account, say police
3 months, 1 week ago

Rangpuri deaths: Autopsy shows poisoning, deceased had ₹200 in account, say police

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI The decomposing bodies of the 46-year-old, a carpenter, and his four daughters were found at their house last week. Days after a 46-year-old man and his four daughters were found dead at their house in Rangpuri, they were found to be poisoned, police said, citing post-mortem examination reports. However, prima facie, evidences of suspected poisoning has come in …

Two cyber crime victims refunded ₹1.09 crore in Hyderabad
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Two cyber crime victims refunded ₹1.09 crore in Hyderabad

The Hindu  

The Hyderabad Cyber Crime police, on Tuesday, refunded ₹1.09 crore to victims in two different cyber fraud cases. According to the police, the man was conned on the pretext of trading in institutional account on a platform named ‘Lazardoosvip.top’ and was promised substantial profits. In the second such case, a 62-year-old man was conned of ₹32.10 lakh on the pretext …

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

Rajasthan native allegedly loses over ₹4 crore to online fraud
4 months ago

Rajasthan native allegedly loses over ₹4 crore to online fraud

The Hindu  

The cyber wing of the Kozhikode City police have registered a case on a complaint by a city-based Rajasthan native that he had been duped of ₹4.08 crore by an individual who claimed to be from Dungarpur in Rajasthan. A press release from the cyber police said that the accused, Amit Jain, reportedly contacted the 67-year-old complainant in January this …

Gujarat ‘share trader’ dupes Kerala woman of Rs 1.25 crore, nabbed from Ahmedabad
4 months, 1 week ago

Gujarat ‘share trader’ dupes Kerala woman of Rs 1.25 crore, nabbed from Ahmedabad

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: When an 80-year-old Aluva woman saw that she had made good profits in the chart shared by an ‘online share trading’ firm, where she had made heavy investments over a period since last November, she decided to withdraw a substantial amount. The woman then lodged a complaint with the Ernakulam Rural police, leading to the unravelling of a mafia …

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