Surat Police bust cybercrime gang, arrest 3, freeze 281 bank accounts
1 month ago

Surat Police bust cybercrime gang, arrest 3, freeze 281 bank accounts

Hindustan Times  

The Surat Cyber Police team busted a cybercrime gang and arrested three of its members. 281 bank accounts were taken hold of and the money was being transferred to Dubai, confirmed Surat Police Commissioner Anupam Singh Gehlot. Speaking to ANI, Gehlot added "In addition to the 281 bank accounts that were taken hold of, several passbooks, debit cards and laptops were also seized. On October 17, the Gujarat Police arrested the owner of the Safia Manzil building and his two sons, who were accused of cybercrime activities in a raid conducted. According to Police Commissioner Anupam Singh Gehlot, the raid was conducted by the Special Operation Group and the owner of the building has been identified as Maqbool who was arrested along with his two sons identified as Kasif and Maz.

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

Cyber fraud: Lucknow police recover, return ₹19 lakh to online scam victim
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1 week, 2 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 …

Haryana police bust major cyber fraud, 8 arrested for defrauding over 1,900 people of Rs 9 crore
2 weeks, 2 days 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 …

ED arrests two CAs, crypto trader in Rs 640-cr cyber fraud case
2 weeks, 5 days ago

ED arrests two CAs, crypto trader in Rs 640-cr cyber fraud case

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Two chartered accountants and a cryptocurrency trader have been arrested here in a money laundering investigation linked to a cyber fraud case of Rs 640 crore, the Enforcement Directorate said Wednesday. The money laundering probe stems from two FIRs filed by the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police that were registered to probe charges of cyber fraud …

Delhi police crackdown on cyber fraud racket
2 weeks, 5 days 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 …

Greater Noida: ₹5.58L siphoned off from woman’s bank account
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Greater Noida: ₹5.58L siphoned off from woman’s bank account

Hindustan Times  

Noida Cybercriminals allegedly siphoned off ₹5.58 lakh from the bank account of a 38-year-old government school teacher of Greater Noida West, despite her claiming that she does not use internet banking or the Unified Payment Interface, police said on Sunday. In the FIR, Singh said, “The bank account was hacked and the yearlong savings of ₹5.88 lakh were syphoned off.” …

Surat police arrest Bangladeshi national with multiple fake documents
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Surat police arrest Bangladeshi national with multiple fake documents

Op India  

The Special Operations Group of Surat Police has arrested Mohammad Hamim Abdul Fakir, a Bangladeshi national, for possessing multiple fake documents and entering India through an agent about seven years ago. During interrogation, the accused told the police that he had come to India via West Bengal through an agent about seven years ago. The Surat Police said that the …

'Digital Arrest' scam wipes out life savings of 90-year-old in Gujarat: Here's what happened
3 weeks, 3 days ago

'Digital Arrest' scam wipes out life savings of 90-year-old in Gujarat: Here's what happened

Live Mint  

In an unfortunate incident of yet another 'digital arrest' scam, a 90-year-old man in Surat, Gujarat, was defrauded of his entire life savings of over ₹1 crore. The elderly victim, a stock market trader, was duped by fraudsters posing as officers from the Central Bureau of Investigation, who alleged his involvement in a drug trafficking and money laundering racket, reported …

Cyber police arrest Nagpada resident in ₹11 crore online trading fraud
3 weeks, 5 days 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 …

Five held for duping minister’s accountant of ₹2 crore in cyber scam
4 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 …

Jobless man caught for providing bank accounts to cyber frauds
1 month 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 …

Gang behind ‘digital arrest’ busted, 2 held
1 month 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 …

Person Arrested in Chandrayangutta for Stealing Property Worth Rs 1.45 Lakh
1 month, 1 week ago

Person Arrested in Chandrayangutta for Stealing Property Worth Rs 1.45 Lakh

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Kalapathar police on Friday arrested one Mohammed Noorullah Hussain of Chandrayangutta for allegedly breaking into a house and stealing property worth Rs 1.45 lakh on November 14. Man Arrested for Stealing Valuables from Four Houses, Property Worth Rs 10 Lakh Recovered Hyderabad: The Karkhana police on Saturday said that they had arrested Yerpula Galva Kalyan Kumar, 30, of …

Bengal man arrested in Rs 2,000 crore crypto heist on WazirX
1 month, 1 week ago

Bengal man arrested in Rs 2,000 crore crypto heist on WazirX

India Today  

The Delhi Police has arrested an individual in connection with the cyberattack on cryptocurrency exchange firm, WazirX, which resulted in losses of around Rs 2,000 crore in digital assets. In a chargesheet filed by the Delhi Police, Alam is accused of opening a WazirX account under the name Souvik Mondal and selling it via Telegram to another individual, M Hasan, …

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

Cyber Criminals Nabbed in Chandigarh: Two Arrested for ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cyber Criminals Nabbed in Chandigarh: Two Arrested for ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam

Hindustan Times  

Two persons have been arrested in Chandigarh in a joint operation between the Cyber crime police station in Chandigarh and the Chennai police. The duo was involved in opening and arranging multiple mule bank accounts, which were further handed over to other criminals on commission basis for felicitating transactions of cheated money.

Six men nabbed for swindling Rs 10 lakh from private company
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Six men nabbed for swindling Rs 10 lakh from private company

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Six men were arrested by South Zone Cyber Crime police in Chennai on Friday for allegedly swindling Rs 10 lakh from a private company under the pretext of converting their money to USDT, a form of cryptocurrency with a stable price, at cheaper rates. Police identified the suspects as S Aswanth of Madurai, Mohammed Ismayil Parvesh of Karur district, …

Cyber Criminals Target Army Officer, Siphon ₹2 Crore in 'Digital Arrest'
2 months, 1 week 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 …

TGCSB Nabs 27 Cyber Criminals
2 months, 3 weeks ago

TGCSB Nabs 27 Cyber Criminals

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau arrested from Rajasthan, 27 cyber criminals said to be involved in over 189 cybercrimes in the state. We have deployed four SOW teams in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Nagaur and conducted operations during the last fortnight of September,” said Shikha Goel, DGP, TGCSB, on Tuesday. Goel said the suspects used to commit cyber fraud after offering high …

Telangana Cybercrime Police Arrest Two in ₹175 Crore Fraud Case
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Telangana Cybercrime Police Arrest Two in ₹175 Crore Fraud Case

Deccan Chronicle  

Telangana Cybercrime officials have arrested two individuals involved in a massive ₹175 crore fraud. The investigation was initiated after the Cyber Security Bureau's data analysis team flagged numerous complaints reported on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal against six bank accounts in the State Bank of India Shamsheergunj branch. The investigation linked approximately 600 complaints to these accounts.The primary suspect, operating …

‘Digital arrest’ case in which victim lost ₹2.2 crore cracked, 5 arrested, ₹1.7 crore recovered
4 months, 1 week ago

‘Digital arrest’ case in which victim lost ₹2.2 crore cracked, 5 arrested, ₹1.7 crore recovered

The Hindu  

In a rare instance, the cybercrime police in the Criminal Investigation Department have cracked a ‘digital arrest’ case, where the victim was cheated of ₹2.2 crore. The police have arrested five persons, including one based out of Dubai, and recovered ₹1.7 crore, $7700, and a high-end car from the accused. Probing the case, CID sleuths found that the money cheated …

Nainital Bank’s server hacking: Police freeze ₹1.90 crore across India
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Nainital Bank’s server hacking: Police freeze ₹1.90 crore across India

Hindustan Times  

Noida: The cybercrime branch police of Noida has got over ₹1.90 crore frozen in various banks located across the country in connection with a Nainital bank’s server hack case in which some unidentified accused allegedly siphoned off ₹16.71 crore in 84 transactions using the bank manager’s credential between June 16 to 20, officers said on Friday. Apart from the frozen …

Police nab cyber fraud operating from Dubai
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Police nab cyber fraud operating from Dubai

Hindustan Times  

Navi Mumbai: The cyber cell of Navi Mumbai has arrested a key member of a Dubai-based cyber gang involved in defrauding the public with promises of substantial returns on stock investments. HT Image Inspector Deepali Patil of the Cyber Cell said, “During the investigation of a complaint filed by a resident from Khanda Colony, we obtained crucial leads connecting the …

Matwada Police Nab Three Cyber Fraudsters in Delhi
5 months, 1 week ago

Matwada Police Nab Three Cyber Fraudsters in Delhi

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal: The Matwada police of Warangal police commissionerate on Monday nabbed three cyber fraudsters in New Delhi who were allegedly cheating the people by making them believe that they would convert the Indian money into Crypto currency by offering double profits. In the complaint, the businessman stated that some persons contacted him through WhatsApp call and by making him believe …

180 bank accounts under scanner, staff arrested
5 months, 2 weeks ago

180 bank accounts under scanner, staff arrested

Hindustan Times  

At least 180 bank accounts, most of them corporate, are under scrutiny following the arrest of Rahul Kumar, a deputy manager at the State Bank of India, for his alleged involvement in a cyber fraud scheme, police said on Monday. Police reported that ₹ 3.32 crore was transacted from this account between May and June, with the funds originating from …

Six cyber cons selling ‘bank accounts’ in police net in Delhi
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Six cyber cons selling ‘bank accounts’ in police net in Delhi

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Six cyber fraudsters who used to sell their bank accounts on the commission basis and cheat people were arrested by the Delhi Police from Bihar and Jharkhand in a multistate operation, an official said on Sunday. Sharing details, Deputy Commissioner of Police Rohit Meena said that a woman lodged a complaint stating that she had received a call …

Gang of cyber thug busted, 10 held in U.P.’s Bulandshahr
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Gang of cyber thug busted, 10 held in U.P.’s Bulandshahr

Hindustan Times  

A cyber crime was busted and 10 of its members were arrested from Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district on Saturday, police said. Confirming it, senior superintendent of police, Bulandshahr, Shlok Kumar said more than ₹83,000 cash, 42 mobile phones, 33 SIM cards, 12 cheque books and 20 passbooks of different banks, one car, a pen drive were among the other things …

Cyber criminals put city resident under ‘digital arrest’, cheat him of ₹2 lakh
6 months, 1 week ago

Cyber criminals put city resident under ‘digital arrest’, cheat him of ₹2 lakh

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: A Gurugram resident was allegedly put under “digital arrest” and duped of ₹2 lakh by fraudsters claiming to be from law enforcement agencies on May 25, police said adding that the suspects allegedly posed as officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation and as the deputy commissioner of police handling cybercrime in Mumbai and forced the victim to stay …

Techie ‘digitally arrested’ for 3 days by cybercriminals, loses ₹31.3 lakh
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Techie ‘digitally arrested’ for 3 days by cybercriminals, loses ₹31.3 lakh

The Hindu  

A 26-year-old software engineer from Cox Town lost ₹31.3 lakh from her bank accounts after becoming a victim of a courier scam and being “ digitally arrested” by cybercrooks. Even though she managed to file a complaint, finally, the East Division cybercrime police had to allegedly struggle to convince the bank to get the details of transactions and managed to …

Hyderabad: Five Held for Opening 'Mule' Bank Accounts
7 months ago

Hyderabad: Five Held for Opening 'Mule' Bank Accounts

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The task force on Saturday along with city cybercrime police and TS Cyber Security Bureau have arrested five members of a gang for opening ‘mule’ bank accounts and supplying them to cyberfraudsters. Saifi went to the Gulf in 2019 and came in contact with Zaid of Muradabad, UP, and Sandeep Singh of Punjab, who said that they were engaged …

Eight Investment Fraudsters Arrested In City
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Eight Investment Fraudsters Arrested In City

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The city cybercrime police arrested eight investment fraudsters on Monday, in two different cases, and seized cheque books, debit cards, shell company stamps and other items. Hyderabad police commissioner Kothakota Sreenivasa Reddy said following investigation, they had identified 24 shell company bank accounts, through which `22.24 crore was siphoned off. In another case, police arrested four investment fraudsters, Mangilal …

Cyber Crime | Bank Officials Under An Obligation To Cooperate In Criminal Investigations: Allahabad High Court
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Cyber Crime | Bank Officials Under An Obligation To Cooperate In Criminal Investigations: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has observed that bank officials must cooperate fully in criminal investigations of cybercrimes. “Bank officials are expected to be law-abiding citizens who are under an obligation of law to cooperate in criminal investigations being conducted by the police,” a bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot observed while allowing a second bail plea filed by one Alok Jha, …

Nuh Police arrests 42 cyber criminals in Mewat, 50 mobile phones, over 90 SIM cards and fake Aadhar IDs seized
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Nuh Police arrests 42 cyber criminals in Mewat, 50 mobile phones, over 90 SIM cards and fake Aadhar IDs seized

Op India  

In a major crackdown against cyber crime, the Nuh police arrested 42 cyber criminals from various parts of Nuh, Mewat in two days concerning several cyber fraud cases registered nationwide. Their details will be matched with data stored with I4C to find out how many cases they were involved in.” The accused used varied Modus operandi including bogus ads, sextortion, …

3 held from Gujarat for cheating Ggm resident of ₹1.05 crore
8 months, 4 weeks ago

3 held from Gujarat for cheating Ggm resident of ₹1.05 crore

Hindustan Times  

Three suspected members of a cybercrime gang were arrested from Porbandar and Valsad in Gujarat for their alleged involvement in cheating a city resident of ₹1.05 crore after luring him with the promise of hefty returns if he invested in the stock market, police said on Sunday. Investigators said that three mobile phones, five cheque books, two bank passbooks and …

30 accounts handling ₹158 crore gives an idea of WFH scam
10 months, 3 weeks ago

30 accounts handling ₹158 crore gives an idea of WFH scam

The Hindu  

The Central Crime Branch officials unearthed a ‘work from home’ scam and arrested 11 people operating from Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Mumbai. The police claimed that 30 bank accounts, that have been frozen, have been flagged in relation to 2,143 cases across 28 States, including 265 in Karnataka, on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal. How the WFH scam worked According to …

Despite crackdown, ‘courier scam’ continues unabated
11 months, 1 week ago

Despite crackdown, ‘courier scam’ continues unabated

The Hindu  

A day after the Special Investigation Team formed by Bengaluru Police Commissioner B. Dayananda to probe the ‘FedEx courier scam’ unearthed a case and arrested a gang of 14 people operating pan India recently, a couple who are retired bank employees approached the police with a complaint that they had lost ₹10 lakh to the same scam, indicating how the …

Cyber Police nabs 19-yr- old for duping man of ₹43 lakh
1 year ago

Cyber Police nabs 19-yr- old for duping man of ₹43 lakh

Hindustan Times  

Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Cyber Police apprehended a 19-year-old cyber fraudster, part of a seven-member gang from Rajasthan on charges of cheating a thirty-three-year-old man from Koparkahiarane for ₹43 lakh after luring him to earn big returns by commenting, liking, and subscribing YouTube channels. HT Image Police Inspector Gajanan Kadam from the Navi Mumbai cyber police station stated, “This …

Cyber criminals swiped ₹21 crore from Chandigarh residents so far in 2023
1 year, 1 month ago

Cyber criminals swiped ₹21 crore from Chandigarh residents so far in 2023

Hindustan Times  

Cyber criminals have defrauded city residents of a whopping ₹21 crore since January 1 this year, police data reveals. Through concerted efforts, police say they have also arrested 100 cyber criminals this year. Even last year, around city residents lost ₹34 crore to cyber crime, but police also managed to arrest 144 fraudsters, a major spike from around 30 annually …

Coimbatore cybercrime police recover ₹33.76 lakh lost by people in online scams
1 year, 2 months ago

Coimbatore cybercrime police recover ₹33.76 lakh lost by people in online scams

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore city cybercrime police have recovered more than ₹33 lakh belonging to several persons who lost the money in online scams. According to the cybercrime police, those involved in the scams had transferred the cheated money to different bank accounts in many cases and recovering the lost money involved a lot of work. Altogether, the cybercrime police recovered a …

Bengaluru police bust cybercrime network; 84 accounts that received swindled money frozen
1 year, 2 months ago

Bengaluru police bust cybercrime network; 84 accounts that received swindled money frozen

The Hindu  

The Bengaluru police busted a cybercrime network that cheated people by promising huge returns on investments, contacting them through instant messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram. These accounts have been flagged in 5,013 similar complaints with the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal from across several States, said city Police Commissioner B. Dayananda on Saturday. As people turned greedy and invested …

Three held for duping a retired government official of ₹2.54 crore in Noida
1 year, 3 months ago

Three held for duping a retired government official of ₹2.54 crore in Noida

Hindustan Times  

The Gautam Budh Nagar cybercrime police arrested three people on Tuesday for allegedly duping a retired government officer in Noida of ₹2.54 crore on the pretext of online trading, police said on Wednesday. According to police, the complainant, Anil Sharma, is a retired central government officialwho was lured into a trading website. According to police, the complainant, Anil Sharma, is …

Hyderabad police bust ₹712-crore Chinese investment cyberfraud
1 year, 5 months ago

Hyderabad police bust ₹712-crore Chinese investment cyberfraud

The Hindu  

The cybercrime wing of the Hyderabad city police arrested nine persons from Mumbai, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad, in what the police believe is a ₹712-crore countrywide investment fraud operated from Dubai and China. Hyderabad city police commissioner C.V. Anand, addressing mediapersons on Saturday, said the police dug deeper while probing a complaint of investment fraud by a Chikkadpally resident, who lost …

Cyber thug posing as RBI official held from Noida
1 year, 6 months ago

Cyber thug posing as RBI official held from Noida

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW City police on Tuesday arrested a cyber thug from Noida who used to hoodwink people by impersonating as an official of The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India or Reserve Bank of India. During the police interrogation, the man revealed that he used to work at a private call centre. He was arrested from Noida on Tuesday by …

Chandigarh man loses ₹17 lakh to cyber swindler
1 year, 7 months ago

Chandigarh man loses ₹17 lakh to cyber swindler

Hindustan Times  

An unidentified person has been booked by the Chandigarh’s cyber crime police for allegedly duping a Behlana man of ₹16.91 lakh on the pretext of investing his money, officials said Monday. An unidentified person has been booked by the Chandigarh’s cyber crime police for allegedly duping a Behlana man of ₹ 16.91 lakh on the pretext of investing his money, …

Police raid 14 cybercrime hot-spot villages in Nuh, 125 hackers apprehended
1 year, 7 months ago

Police raid 14 cybercrime hot-spot villages in Nuh, 125 hackers apprehended

Hindustan Times  

Over 125 suspects, allegedly involved in financial frauds and hacking, were arrested early Wednesday following simultaneous raids at 300 locations in 14 villages of Nuh, carried out by over 5,000 police personnel during an overnight operation to crack down on cybercrime. Over 20 cases have been registered following the raids, which yielded 66 smartphones, 65 fake SIMs, 166 Aadhaar cards, …

Cyber fraud racket led by minor busted, ₹97L found in 24 bank accounts
1 year, 8 months ago

Cyber fraud racket led by minor busted, ₹97L found in 24 bank accounts

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A cyber fraud racket headed by a 17-year-old boy was busted on Wednesday leading to the arrest of three fraud employees and the detention of the minor boss. The Chunabhatti police discovered that the minor was operating 24 bank accounts in which an amount of ₹97 lakh was deposited. Cyber fraud racket led by minor busted, ₹ 97L found …

Cyber thugs create fake websites of D-Mart, Big Basket to dupe people; arrested
1 year, 8 months ago

Cyber thugs create fake websites of D-Mart, Big Basket to dupe people; arrested

Live Mint  

Noida: The Noida Police on Tuesday said they have arrested six members of a cyber gang which allegedly created fake websites of D-Mart, Big Basket, Big Bazaar and duped people of crores of rupees. Through these websites, the thugs offered products at discounted or cheap rates in order to lure gullible buyers, then during payment they gained information about their …

SBI & BoB credit card customers' data stolen, 10 held
1 year, 9 months ago

SBI & BoB credit card customers' data stolen, 10 held

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: In yet another case of data theft, the cybercrime wing of the Cyberabad police arrested a gang that had stolen credit card data belonging to the customers of the Bank of Baroda and the State Bank of India. “They used service-providing platforms like nobroker, magicbricks, housing.com to transfer money from credit cards to mule bank accounts,” said Cyberabad CP …

Enforcement Directorate freezes accounts of cyber criminals on cases registered in Kadapa
2 years ago

Enforcement Directorate freezes accounts of cyber criminals on cases registered in Kadapa

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has ordered freeze of ₹64 crore in several bank accounts involved in cyber crime cases reported from Kadapa district. According to Kadapa police, this is for the first time that the ED has cracked the whip in Andhra Pradesh on cyber criminals, especially those who had cheated the public in the garb of making easy money and …

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