Lured by ₹11-crore PF money, elderly couple loses ₹4.35 crore to cyber frauds
1 year, 1 month ago

Lured by ₹11-crore PF money, elderly couple loses ₹4.35 crore to cyber frauds

Hindustan Times  

An elderly man from Navy Nagar in Cuffe Parade has allegedly been cheated of ₹4.35 crore by cyber frauds who posed as officials with Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation and promised him to pay his matured amount of ₹11 crore. She said that the man had deposited around ₹4 lakh and the investment had matured to ₹11 crore,” a police officer from Cuffe Parade police station said. A few days later, Bharadwaj called Firoze and told him that if he did not pay the money, they would report the matter to the Reserve Bank of India and the income tax department following which his bank accounts would be frozen and he would even lose his ₹11 crore, the police officer said. Firoze paid the frauds and thus ended up paying them in all ₹4.35 crore, the police officer said.

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Elderly woman in Bengaluru cheated of Rs 1.24 crore in cyber fraud
1 week 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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1 week, 2 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, …

Woman scammed of 26.33 lakh by ‘CJI Chandrachud’ in ‘digi-arrest’ case
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3 weeks, 2 days 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 …

Ex-ship captain loses ₹11 crore in cyber fraud; 1 held
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Ex-ship captain loses ₹11 crore in cyber fraud; 1 held

The Hindu  

A 75-year-old retired ship captain here has lost a staggering ₹11.16 crore over four months in a cyber fraud scheme falsely promising lucrative returns on stock market investments, police said. A history-sheeter, Kaif Ibrahim Mansuri, has been arrested and police have found 33 debit cards and 12 cheque books of different banks in his possession in connection with the cyber …

Kozhikode cyber police nab two from Rajasthan in online fraud
2 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Two cyber crime victims refunded ₹1.09 crore in Hyderabad
3 months, 1 week 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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, …

IT professional loses ₹1.41 crore in elaborate cyber fraud scheme
3 months, 2 weeks ago

IT professional loses ₹1.41 crore in elaborate cyber fraud scheme

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: An IT professional from Vasai fell victim to an elaborate cyber fraud scheme, losing ₹1.41 crore to criminals posing as law enforcement officers. The fraudsters placed the victim under "digital arrest", claiming he was implicated in a ₹500 crore scam allegedly being investigated by the Intelligence Bureau in Bengaluru. An IT professional from Vasai fell victim to an elaborate …

68-year-old retired bank staff cheated of ₹8.5 lakh in Gurugram
3 months, 3 weeks ago

68-year-old retired bank staff cheated of ₹8.5 lakh in Gurugram

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: A retired bank employee was allegedly cheated of ₹8.5 lakh after he fell prey to cyber fraudsters who lured him by promising hefty profits from investments in the stock market, police said on Wednesday. A retired bank employee was allegedly cheated of ₹ 8.5 lakh after he fell prey to cyber fraudsters. They said Malkotia was initially added in …

‘Fedex’ scam in Bengaluru: Retired Lt. Colonel loses ₹73 lakh - Report
5 months, 1 week ago

‘Fedex’ scam in Bengaluru: Retired Lt. Colonel loses ₹73 lakh - Report

Hindustan Times  

A 74-year-old retired Lieutenant Colonel from Vasanth Nagar, Devansh, was defrauded of ₹73 lakh in a sophisticated FedEx scam, according to a complaint filed with the East CEN crime police on July 5. READ | Bengaluru man falls victim to courier scam, loses savings of ₹1.9 crore: Report Minutes later, Devansh received a WhatsApp video call from someone claiming to …

Hyderabad man loses ₹12 lakh after falling for FedEx scam, case booked with cyber police
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hyderabad man loses ₹12 lakh after falling for FedEx scam, case booked with cyber police

Hindustan Times  

A 23-year-old man fell for a parcel scam and ended up losing ₹12 lakh. As per the officials, the victim received a call from a person claiming to be from FedEx and was told that his Aadhaar number was being misused, as per reports. The bill revealed that the person had ordered 18 Jaggerbombs, two Red Bulls, French fries, salted …

Online scamsters cheat victims of ₹3 crore in Kerala’s Ernakulam Rural police limits in recent times
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Online scamsters cheat victims of ₹3 crore in Kerala’s Ernakulam Rural police limits in recent times

The Hindu  

Just days after the Kochi City police issued an advisory against the surging online scams revealing how nearly ₹25 crore had been cheated in about 400 cases since the start of 2024, the Ernakulam Rural police have now revealed that scamsters have cheated many victims of over ₹3 crore in recent times in a similar manner. While nearly ₹2 crore …

Wave of financial fraud cases hits Chandigarh
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Wave of financial fraud cases hits Chandigarh

Hindustan Times  

The city has recorded a spate of financial fraud cases recently, with multiple FIRs being filed across various police stations. Ravi Kumar from Maloya Colony complained that Ashish, Vivek, Vikram and Sumit Chauhan took money from him by falsely promising him a job as a peon in the Chandigarh municipal corporation. Praween Kumar, chief manager at Indian Bank, Sector 17-B, …

Fraudster Promises to Double Money in 20 Days, Decamps With Rs 95 Crore
6 months ago

Fraudster Promises to Double Money in 20 Days, Decamps With Rs 95 Crore

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: While the use of mobile and Internet has brought the entire world into one’s palms, it has opened floodgates of easy opportunities for fraudsters to reach out to gullible persons and cheat them of their money in the name of irresistible and too-easy-to-be-real offers to make money. Ravi Kumar Reddy, a 52-year-old man, was desperately waiting outside the cybercrime …

Woman loses over ₹11 lakh to online fraudsters
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Woman loses over ₹11 lakh to online fraudsters

The Hindu  

A 43-year-old woman from Brahmavara lost over ₹11 lakh to online fraudsters who threatened her in the guise of Mumbai police saying several cases of harassment were registered against her. The complainant told the Brahmavara police that she received a call on her mobile on May 28 wherein the caller told her that as many as 17 cases were registered …

Cyber crime police in Kallakurichi recover ₹15.54 lakh lost by man in online scam
7 months, 1 week ago

Cyber crime police in Kallakurichi recover ₹15.54 lakh lost by man in online scam

The Hindu  

Sleuths attached to the cyber crime wing of the Kallakurichi district police have recovered ₹15.54 lakh, which a 47-year-old man lost in an online investment scam. According to police, the victim, William Suresh Kumar of Elavanasur Kottai, lodged a complaint with the cyber crime police, stating that he had lost ₹26.18 lakh after he followed steps outlined by an online …

Hyderabad man loses ₹18.50 lakh to parcel scam
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Hyderabad man loses ₹18.50 lakh to parcel scam

The Hindu  

A 51-year-old man from Hyderabad lost ₹18.50 lakh to a parcel scam. The Hyderabad cybercrime police said the man received a call from a person claiming to be from DHL International Courier Services in Andheri, Mumbai, claiming that a parcel, with his Aadhaar ID, had arrived for him from Shanghai. They explained that the victim was in trouble and got …

Hyderabad man earns ₹500 from online part-time job, loses ₹2.38 lakh to cyber fraudsters
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hyderabad man earns ₹500 from online part-time job, loses ₹2.38 lakh to cyber fraudsters

The Hindu  

A man from Hyderabad, who initially earned ₹500 through an online part-time job, ended up losing ₹2.38 lakh to fraudsters. The Hyderabad cyber crimes police arrested two men in connection with the offence. Two from Gujarat held for providing bank accounts to cyber fraudsters In another case, the Cyber Crimes police of Hyderabad nabbed two men from Gujarat for providing …

How 74-year-old lost ₹18 lakh to online investment fraud
10 months, 3 weeks ago

How 74-year-old lost ₹18 lakh to online investment fraud

The Hindu  

A 74-year-old resident of B. Mooda in Bantwal was defrauded of ₹18.92 lakh to links that promised of good returns for investment in online trading. In the complaint to Bantwal Town Police on Thursday, Subraya Rama Madiwala said that he recently received a message from an unknown number through WhatsApp that undertaking online trading through ‘Kuroto Capital Fund’ would fetch …

After 4 months, Ghatkopar resident gets back ₹9.85 lakh lost to cyber frauds
1 year ago

After 4 months, Ghatkopar resident gets back ₹9.85 lakh lost to cyber frauds

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A Ghatkopar resident who lost ₹9.85 lakh to cyber frauds in July was able to retrieve the entire money back on Wednesday after the Bandra-Kurla Complex police successfully tracked the money trail up to four layers of transactions and freeze the accounts. In July, Debayan Das, 34, lost ₹9.85 lakh in a task fraud, where the victim is asked …

Retired IB officer loses ₹7.35L in electricity bill payment scam
1 year, 1 month ago

Retired IB officer loses ₹7.35L in electricity bill payment scam

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A 72-year-old retired officer of the Intelligence Bureau fell in the trap of cyber fraud’s message of unpaid electricity bills and ended up losing ₹7.35 lakh. The victim found a technical glitch in opening the link on his phone so he shared the same link on his wife’s phone and as soon as he opened the link and tried …

Pune man loses Rs 22 lakh after his online girlfriend turns out to be a scammer
1 year, 1 month ago

Pune man loses Rs 22 lakh after his online girlfriend turns out to be a scammer

India Today  

Finding love online is not uncommon. One such incident is being reported from Pune where a 30 year old man lost Rs 22 lakh after the woman who promised to marry him turned out to be a scammer. Pune man scammed by online girlfriend As per a report in Pune Mirror, the man, a resident of Pune, was scammed out …

Mumbai cyber crime: Lured with Rs 11 crore PF payout, elderly couple loses over Rs 4 crore
1 year, 1 month ago

Mumbai cyber crime: Lured with Rs 11 crore PF payout, elderly couple loses over Rs 4 crore

India TV News  

Mumbai cyber fraud: An elderly man from south Mumbai was allegedly duped to the tune of Rs 4.35 crore by a cyber fraudster, who told him that he was entitled to get a Provident Fund corpus of Rs 11 crore, police said today. The incident came to light after the 71-year-old man's wife approached the Cuffe Parade police station and …

Pune task fraud: Cyber criminals siphon ₹19.10 crore in 8 months
1 year, 3 months ago

Pune task fraud: Cyber criminals siphon ₹19.10 crore in 8 months

Hindustan Times  

In the last eight months, as many as 187 cases of task fraud totalling ₹19.10 crore have been registered at the cybercrime police station, stated a data released by police officials. At least 55 FIRs have been filed In the last eight months, as many as 187 cases of task fraud totalling ₹ 19.10 crore have been registered at the …

Mumbai man tries making easy money by completing tasks online, loses Rs 18 lakh
1 year, 3 months ago

Mumbai man tries making easy money by completing tasks online, loses Rs 18 lakh

India Today  

Since the last couple of months, the cases of online scams in India have seen a sharp rise and every now and then, somebody falls prey to fraudsters' tricks. In a lot of cases, people are losing their hard-earned money to scammers in hopes of making some extra income on the side by taking up a part-time job or completing …

66-year-old man tries earning money by posting product reviews on social media, loses Rs 17 lakh
1 year, 4 months ago

66-year-old man tries earning money by posting product reviews on social media, loses Rs 17 lakh

India Today  

A lot of cybercrimes have been reported in India in the last couple of months. In a similar incident, a 66-year-old man from Navi Mumbai lost Rs 17 lakh when he tried making some extra money. 66-year-old Mumbai man loses money in scam A PTI report revealed that a 66-year-old man claimed being cheated of Rs 17 lakh when scammers …

Techie loses ₹10 lakh in attempt to earn 30% return on investment
1 year, 4 months ago

Techie loses ₹10 lakh in attempt to earn 30% return on investment

The Hindu  

A software professional in the city has lost ₹10.5 lakh in an online scam. In a complaint to the Kankanady police, the software professional, hailing from Bajal, said she saw a “You can earn” She downloaded the app and got in touch with @khannika9912, who messaged the former of giving 30% over the amount that is invested. The Kankanady police …

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