'Apologize To Public If National Cybercrime Helpline Doesn't Work': Bombay HC Summons Officials In Case Over Digital Arrest Of Senior Citizen
2 weeks, 3 days ago

'Apologize To Public If National Cybercrime Helpline Doesn't Work': Bombay HC Summons Officials In Case Over Digital Arrest Of Senior Citizen

Live Law  

While hearing a petition filed by a septuagenarian woman, a victim of 'digital arrest' who lost Rs 32 lakhs, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday expressed displeasure over the fact that the national helpline number '1930' for 'cyber fraud' has not been working 'effectively.' A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr Neela Gokhale observed that the concerned authorities should either ensure the toll-free number 1930 works or just tell citizens that they can't help them. However, the petitioner alleged that the senior officer of the Shivaji Nagar Police Station, initially refused to register her First Information Report and it was only lodged after two months of running from pillar to post. Weighing in, Justice Mohite-Dere, observed, "These senior citizens they keep their post retirement money and they are usually attacked like this and then when they approach the police they cannot be treated like this.

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Court slams Mumbai Police for delay in digital arrest case of senior citizen
2 days, 7 hours ago

Court slams Mumbai Police for delay in digital arrest case of senior citizen

India Today  

The Bombay High Court pulled up the Mumbai police for delays in handling a digital arrest case of a senior citizen, emphasising the need for immediate action to secure victims’ money. Highlighting the “golden rule” of stopping further distribution of stolen funds, the bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Neela Gokhale remarked, "Securing money at the right time is far …

Elderly woman loses ₹20 crore to 'digital arrest' fraud; 3 held
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2 days, 19 hours ago

Elderly woman loses ₹20 crore to 'digital arrest' fraud; 3 held

The Hindu  

An 86-year-old woman from south Mumbai lost more than ₹20 crore of her savings over two months to a 'digital arrest' fraud, police said on Thursday. The fraudsters asked the elderly woman to share with them her bank details under the pretext of verifying funds of her account which were connected to criminal activity, the official said. While investigating the …

Elderly woman loses ₹20 crore to 'digital arrest' fraud; 3 held
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2 days, 22 hours ago

Elderly woman loses ₹20 crore to 'digital arrest' fraud; 3 held

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai, An 86-year-old woman from south Mumbai lost more than ₹20 crore of her savings over two months to a 'digital arrest' fraud, police said on Thursday. Elderly woman loses ₹ 20 crore to 'digital arrest' fraud; 3 held One of the fraudsters posed as a 'CBI officer' to extort money from the woman, they said, adding three persons have …

86-year-old Mumbai woman loses Rs. 20.25 crore in yet another cyber scam
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5 days, 22 hours ago

86-year-old Mumbai woman loses Rs. 20.25 crore in yet another cyber scam

Hindustan Times  

An 86-year-old woman in Mumbai became yet another victim of cyber fraud and a digital arrest scam, losing over ₹20 crore after getting a call about misuse of her Aadhaar card. 20.25 crore In the initial call that set the whole scam up, the caller told the victim that her Aadhaar card and other personal information had been used to …

One arrested for cheating senior citizen in ‘digital arrest’ scam
2 months ago

One arrested for cheating senior citizen in ‘digital arrest’ scam

The Hindu  

The Tirupati police arrested a person for cheating a senior citizen in the pretext of ‘digital arrest’ and recovered an amount of ₹24.5 lakh swindled from her. Following this, Chittoor Superintendent of Police and Tirupati SP in-charge Mr. Manikanta Chandolu instructed the cybercrime officials to freeze all the accounts of the accused, while the Central crime team launched a hunt …

Mumbai: Elderly woman loses ₹1.5 crore in ‘digital arrest’, scammers pose as SIT officers
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mumbai: Elderly woman loses ₹1.5 crore in ‘digital arrest’, scammers pose as SIT officers

Hindustan Times  

A 78-year-old woman in south Mumbai fell prey to cyber fraud and lost ₹1.5 crore to scammers posing as members of a Special Investigation Team of Delhi Special police, Times of India reported. Subsequently, calls from individuals posing as officials from the police department, Cyber Crime Branch and, the Finance Department pressurized the elderly victim and threatened her with arrest …

Mumbai cyber scam: Elderly woman tricked into transferring ₹1.5 cr to fraudsters; here is what happened
2 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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

Senior citizen from Bengaluru loses Rs 1.94 crore from his fixed deposit after getting WhatsApp video call
3 months, 1 week ago

Senior citizen from Bengaluru loses Rs 1.94 crore from his fixed deposit after getting WhatsApp video call

India Today  

Digital arrest cases have become a significant cyber menace in India. The latest victim of such fraud is from Mumbai, where a 68-year-old senior citizen was reportedly swindled out of Rs 1.94 crore from his fixed deposit. According to a report by Deccan Herald, the incident began on November 30 when the victim received a WhatsApp video call from an …

Hyderabad bank manager saves elderly couple from Rs 30 lakh cyber fraud
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Mumbai woman forced to strip, cheated of Rs 1.78 lakh after digital arrest
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3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

'Digital Arrest' Scamsters Strike Again, Elderly Woman Duped Of Rs 46 Lakh In MP
5 months, 2 weeks 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, …

Beware! Noida Doctor Duped Of Rs 59 Lakh As 'Digital Arrest' Scamsters Strike Again
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Beware! Noida Doctor Duped Of Rs 59 Lakh As 'Digital Arrest' Scamsters Strike Again

ABP News  

A woman doctor from Noida was allegedly duped out of Rs 59 lakh earlier this month after she fell prey to the notorious 'digital arrest' scam, a bamboozling technique increasingly being used by cybercriminals in Delhi-NCR. She denied the allegations, but the caller persuaded her to join a video call, after which he reportedly told her she was under 'digital …

Vigilant elderly person realizes scam call and alerts police
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Vigilant elderly person realizes scam call and alerts police

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A 76-year-old retired employee from Hyderabad received a fake WhatsApp video call from an unidentified person posing as Alambagh police in Lucknow. The elderly person's alertness not only prevented a major cybercrime but also protected him from being duped by fraudsters, according to Hyderabad cyber crimes police. In a public advisory, the police said if a call raises suspicions, …

Techie ‘digitally arrested’ for 3 days by cybercriminals, loses ₹31.3 lakh
9 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 …

Telangana cop saves woman from cyber fraud
10 months ago

Telangana cop saves woman from cyber fraud

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a timely intervention, TS Cybersecurity Bureau police stopped a fraudulent transfer of Rs 60 lakh to cyber criminals. Bureau director Shikha Goel said in a release on Friday that on May 15, a woman from Cyberabad received a call from an unknown number, claiming to be a police officer from Maharashtra. “TSCSB officials uploaded the transaction details on …

Job Frauds, Sextortion Scams: What 2023 Cybercrime Trends Looked Like in India
1 year, 2 months ago

Job Frauds, Sextortion Scams: What 2023 Cybercrime Trends Looked Like in India

The Quint  

In an attempt to ease the reporting of cybercrimes from all over India, the Centre has put the following mechanisms in place: 1. The National Cybercrime Helpline Number 1930: Dialing this helpline number can lead to the recovery of your money that was lost in a scam. So far, over Rs 1,100 crore siphoned off by cyber criminals has been …

251% increase in elder abuse post lockdown: Data
1 year, 9 months ago

251% increase in elder abuse post lockdown: Data

The Hindu  

The data provided by Elders Helpline 1090 and Elderline 14567 has revealed that elder abuse increased by 251% post lockdown. While the Elders Helpline 1090 is a joint project of Nightingales Medical Trust and the Bengaluru City Police, Elderline is an initiative of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, along with the Department for the Empowerment …

1930 helpline stands between online fraudsters and gullible customers; ₹306 crore saved since 2021
1 year, 11 months ago

1930 helpline stands between online fraudsters and gullible customers; ₹306 crore saved since 2021

The Hindu  

Ravinder Malhotra, 55, a Gurgaon-based government employee working in Delhi, got an SMS last November, saying he had an electricity bill of ₹12 due to be paid. Even as police in Delhi and Haryana disagreed on the jurisdiction, Ayush said, the payment gateway used by the scammer froze a large part of the money that was siphoned out of Mr. …

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