Scammer pretending to be a police officer left shocked when real cop answers his call: 'Ye kaam chhod do bhai'
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Scammer pretending to be a police officer left shocked when real cop answers his call: 'Ye kaam chhod do bhai'

Hindustan Times  

Cybercrime is growing at an alarming rate, with scammers becoming increasingly inventive in their attempts to trick unsuspecting victims. A recent incident in Kerala, however, took an unexpected turn when a scammer posing as a Mumbai Police officer was caught red-handed by the Thrissur City Police in a rather unusual way. Unknowingly, he video-called a Thrissur Police officer from the Cyber Cell, thinking he was speaking to a potential victim. As soon as the Thrissur officer turned on his camera, the scammer realised he had made a critical error The officer, having initially turned off his camera, responded to the scammer’s query, "Where are you?" Others praised the Thrissur Police's quick thinking in exposing the scam, with one user commenting, "Great job by the Thrissur Cyber Cell.

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Cyber fraud being operated from fake call centre in city busted; 63 arrested
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Cyber fraud being operated from fake call centre in city busted; 63 arrested

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Officials from the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau on Thursday busted a major cyberfraud operation running out of a fake call centre in Hi-Tec City, Madhapur, with the arrest of 63 persons including women from the northeast. According to officials, the accused, working at Exito Solutions, a fake call centre, impersonated customer care representatives of PayPal to deceive victims. Using …

Man outsmarts fake police officer with puppy during scam call. Viral video
3 months ago

Man outsmarts fake police officer with puppy during scam call. Viral video

India Today  

In a hilarious twist to the usual digital scam narrative, a man cleverly turned a scammer’s tactics against him in a moment that has left the internet laughing. But instead of playing along, the man responded with humour - lifting his puppy into the frame and saying, “Here I am, Sir!” Caught off guard, the scammer seemed baffled, fumbling with …

Indian man outsmarts scammer posing as cop by putting puppy on video call. Watch
3 months ago

Indian man outsmarts scammer posing as cop by putting puppy on video call. Watch

Hindustan Times  

As digital arrest scams are on the rise, a man decided to pull a prank on one such scammer who posed as a cop. In a post on Instagram, a user shared a clip of a man answering a video call from a man dressed as a police officer. The video began with the "police officer" declaring that he was …

Cyber gang dupes people using Bhopal top cop's fake Facebook profile, 6 arrested
3 months ago

Cyber gang dupes people using Bhopal top cop's fake Facebook profile, 6 arrested

India Today  

The Bhopal Police on Tuesday arrested four individuals from Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh and two from Alwar in Rajasthan for cheating people through fake Facebook profiles by impersonating the Bhopal Police Commissioner. The message was sent by a user named 'Hari Narayan,' whose profile picture featured the Bhopal Police Commissioner, Hari Narayanchari Mishra. After tracking the number used to create …

Bhopal man outsmarts 'digital arrest' scammer, video of fake police call goes viral
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bhopal man outsmarts 'digital arrest' scammer, video of fake police call goes viral

India Today  

Scores of people across the country have fallen prey to fraudsters through the so-called "digital arrest scam," losing substantial amounts of money. A video call with the fake police officer involved in the incident has since gone viral. The caller alleged that Anirudh’s phone number was being used to extort people, including celebrities, and that an FIR had been registered …

Kerala cybersecurity student foils fraud bid against father, lodges police complaint
4 months, 1 week ago

Kerala cybersecurity student foils fraud bid against father, lodges police complaint

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A cybersecurity student outsmarted a group of scammers who attempted to scam his father by posing as officials from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Tuesday. The scammers had contacted the father of Ashwaghosh Saindhav, 21, the student, claiming that a SIM card issued in his name was being used for cybercrimes. Claiming urgency, they instructed Ashwaghosh to …

Digital Arrest Hoax: Telecom Engineer Saved by Bhopal Police
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Digital Arrest Hoax: Telecom Engineer Saved by Bhopal Police

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: An engineer of a private telecom company here had been put under digital arrest for around six hours by the cyber fraudsters before being rescued by the police. Pramod Kumar’s ordeal began on Tuesday evening after he received a call from an unknown number threatening his arrest for the misuse of the SIM cards issued on his Aadhaar card …

Cyber Cell Arrests Man for Threat Calls to Raja Singh
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Cyber Cell Arrests Man for Threat Calls to Raja Singh

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The city’s cybercrime police on Tuesday arrested a man who was wanted for eight months for making threatening calls to BJP Goshamahal MLA T. Raja Singh. Raja Singh on October 28, 2023, had lodged a complaint with the cybercrime police stating that he was receiving frequent life threats from various phone numbers. “When he arrived from Dubai on Tuesday …

Cyber thug posing as RBI official held from Noida
1 year, 10 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 …

Elderly Man Duped Rs 7 Lakhs Cybercriminals One Poses Delhi Police Commissioner Sextortion Case
1 year, 10 months ago

Elderly Man Duped Rs 7 Lakhs Cybercriminals One Poses Delhi Police Commissioner Sextortion Case

ABP News  

A 75-year-old resident of Vasant Kunj fell victim to a sextortion scam and was cheated out of Rs 7.34 lakhs by cyber criminals. According to Joshi's complaint filed with the Delhi Police on January 15, he received a message from a woman named Anjali Sharma, who initiated a video call during which a woman appeared nude. Two days later, on …

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