74-year-old Ludhiana man loses over ₹1 lakh in card swap fraud
6 months, 1 week ago

74-year-old Ludhiana man loses over ₹1 lakh in card swap fraud

Hindustan Times  

A 74-year-old man was allegedly duped of over ₹1 lakh after an unidentified accused swapped his debit card and later withdrew the money from an automated teller machine. On receiving an alert about the transaction on his mobile phone, the Ludhiana man realised that he had been duped and alerted the police. The Division Number 2 police booked an unidentified accused for duping the elderly man of ₹1.14 lakh. He alleged that the accused swapped his debit card and later used the original debit card to withdraw ₹1.14 lakh at another ATM.

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Ludhiana: Hotelier robbed of mobile, cash
8 hours, 47 minutes ago

Ludhiana: Hotelier robbed of mobile, cash

Hindustan Times  

Two unidentified miscreants attacked a hotel businessman and robbed him of an iPhone 15 Pro and ₹15,000 on Sunday. Sections 307 and 3 of the BNS have been slapped on the unidentified accused. Cops from the Sadar police station reached the scene after the incident and recorded Chaudhary’s statement. Assistant sub-inspector Satnam Singh, who is investigating the case, said an …

Kanpur man loses Rs 7.7 lakh in scam while applying for PAN card online
3 weeks ago

Kanpur man loses Rs 7.7 lakh in scam while applying for PAN card online

India Today  

India is currently going through a digital transformation. In one such recent case, a man from Kanpur ended up losing Rs 7.7 lakh to scammers while attempting to apply for a PAN card online for his great-grandson. The scam occurred when the victim, Suresh Chandra Sharma, a resident of Navsheel Moti Vihar in Sarvodaya Nagar, was trying to obtain a …

Maharashtra news: Senior citizen from Thane duped of ₹3.57 crore. Here’s what happened
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Maharashtra news: Senior citizen from Thane duped of ₹3.57 crore. Here’s what happened

Live Mint  

In a shocking incident, a 74-year-old retired bank worker in Maharashtra's Thane was duped of ₹3.57 crore. The imposter threatened the victim and made him transfer a sum of ₹3.57 crore into different bank accounts, the official from Central police station said, as quoted by PTI. Digital arrest fraud in Mumbai In another such incident, a 77-year-old woman from Mumbai …

Man Held for Swindling Over ₹2.79 Cr in Chit Fund Scam
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Man Held for Swindling Over ₹2.79 Cr in Chit Fund Scam

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:The Cyberabad economic offences wing police arrested Appampally Surya Pratap Reddy of Chandanagar for allegedly swindling one Nasar khan of over `2.79 crore in a chit fund scam. Man Steals From Relative’s Shop Hyderabad:The Mangalhat crime team police arrested two persons for a theft of `17.50 lakh worth kitchen hardware. Cops Arrest Duo With 18kg Ganja Hyderabad: The Government Railway …

Ludhiana cop loses ₹4.6L after opening dubious link sent by swindlers
1 month ago

Ludhiana cop loses ₹4.6L after opening dubious link sent by swindlers

Hindustan Times  

An assistant sub-inspector from the Ludhiana Police Commissionerate fell victim to cybercriminals, losing 4.63 lakh from his two bank accounts. After failing to contact the customer care despite repeated attempts, he visited the nearest bank branch, where he discovered unauthorised transactions – including ₹32,000 from his savings account, ₹1.31 lakh, ₹1.99 lakh, and ₹99,000 from his overdraft limit account. The …

Ludhiana: Jeweller fabricates ₹7-lakh robbery story after ₹50k gambling dispute
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ludhiana: Jeweller fabricates ₹7-lakh robbery story after ₹50k gambling dispute

Hindustan Times  

A jeweller allegedly caused a ruckus at the local civil hospital, alleging he was robbed of ₹7 lakh he had won in a gambling game, officials said. The accused, Deepak Anand alias Shankar from Bachittar Enclave on Bhamian Road, claimed he was among 15 people gambling at a hotel room in South City and after an argument over ₹50,000, multiple …

Panchkula: Threatened with son’s ‘arrest’, elderly man duped of ₹5.5 lakh
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Panchkula: Threatened with son’s ‘arrest’, elderly man duped of ₹5.5 lakh

Hindustan Times  

A 69-year-old resident of Sector 16 lost ₹5.5 lakh to a fraudster posing as a police officer, claiming the man’s son was involved in a murder investigation and had been detained. The fraudsters continued to pressurise Anil Kumar Sehgal for more money, warning him that legal complications could escalate if he did not pay up. According to complainant Anil Kumar …

Two from Hyderabad, including government employee, lose ₹50 lakh in separate scams
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Two from Hyderabad, including government employee, lose ₹50 lakh in separate scams

The Hindu  

A 55-year-old government employee from Hyderabad lost ₹48 lakh in an impersonation fraud. The victim received a call from a fraudster posing as a CBI officer in Delhi, who accused him of being involved in a money laundering case. The fraudster said that transactions worth ₹20 crore to ₹30 crore were carried out through the victim’s Bank of Baroda account …

Cybercriminals Target Aadhaar ID Holders with Phishing Scams, Extorting Millions
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cybercriminals Target Aadhaar ID Holders with Phishing Scams, Extorting Millions

Deccan Chronicle  

Four people have been arrested for cybercrime in Hyderabad. The police have traced money to several bank accounts and arrested a loan recovery agent for his alleged involvement in a digital arrest fraud targeting a 40-year-old woman. The case is ongoing and the kingpin responsible for operating bank accounts and supplying them on a commission basis is still at large.

Brothers Accused of Robbing Cyclist of ₹5.5 Lakh
2 months ago

Brothers Accused of Robbing Cyclist of ₹5.5 Lakh

Hindustan Times  

Two brothers have been arrested for allegedly robbing a cyclist of ₹5.5 lakh in Mohali. The accused, Arjun Kumar and Rohit Kumar, were booked for murder at Sector-36 police station in Chandigarh in 2018 and a NDPS case at Sector-39 police station, respectively. The victim, Ashwani Soni, was attacked with a knife by three scooter-borne men while he was carrying …

Ludhiana: Factory worker flees with ₹5 lakh, scooter
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ludhiana: Factory worker flees with ₹5 lakh, scooter

Hindustan Times  

A worker of a cycle parts factory allegedly fled after stealing ₹5 lakh from his employer, officials said. On September 25, the complainant handed over ₹ 5 lakh to the accused, Suraj Kumar, and asked him to deposit it a bank in Urban Estate, Dugri, Ludhiana. He added that the accused neither deposited the cash in the bank account, nor …

Ludhiana resident loses ₹3.92 lakh to credit card fraud, case registered
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ludhiana resident loses ₹3.92 lakh to credit card fraud, case registered

Hindustan Times  

A city resident fell victim to a credit card scam and lost ₹3.92 lakh, officials said. The victim, Atul Gupta of Greater Kailash, Hambran Road, Ludhiana, filed a complaint at the cyber crime police station, following which a case was registered against the unidentified accused under sections 319 and 318 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The accused convinced the victim …

‘Fake’ CBI officer dupes Ludhiana doctor of ₹16 lakh
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Fake’ CBI officer dupes Ludhiana doctor of ₹16 lakh

Hindustan Times  

A fraudster posing as a Central Bureau of Investigation officer allegedly duped a city-based radiologist of ₹16 lakh, officials said. Cyber police station in-charge inspector Jatinder Singh said that Dr Pal got the call on December 19, 2023, from an unknown number. “The accused asked me to transfer ₹16 lakh to a bank account, claiming that it was a government …

Bengaluru: Two arrested for cheating ATM customers
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru: Two arrested for cheating ATM customers

The Hindu  

The Subramanyapura police on Tuesday arrested two men from Bihar who allegedly used to replace cards of people coming to the ATM and cheat them. According to the police, the accused used to move around ATMs targeting gullible people. Using this modus operandi, the accused took away the card of a man who had come to change the PIN at …

More financial frauds crop up in Chandigarh
5 months, 3 weeks ago

More financial frauds crop up in Chandigarh

Hindustan Times  

The city has been rocked by a series of financial frauds and deceitful activities, as revealed by recent police reports. Kirpal Singh, a resident of Dera Bassi, lodged a complaint with the Sector 3 police station, accusing Mohan Rawat, Monu Kantawala and other employees of Max Life Insurance Company, Sector 8. Balbir Singh from Dhanas also approached the Sarangpur police …

Man from Rajasthan arrested in Chennai for swindling money online while pretending to be Mumbai police officer
6 months, 1 week ago

Man from Rajasthan arrested in Chennai for swindling money online while pretending to be Mumbai police officer

The Hindu  

The Greater Chennai City Police on Saturday arrested a 23-year-old young man who was part of a gang that stole money from people, by pretending to be Mumbai police personnel who were conducting an inquiry into the trafficking of drugs through courier services. Police said S. Ashok Ranjith, 39, a resident of Kilpauk was contacted by an unknown person over …

Ghaziabad: Three arrested for cheating man of ₹70 lakh in online share trading scam
7 months, 1 week ago

Ghaziabad: Three arrested for cheating man of ₹70 lakh in online share trading scam

Hindustan Times  

The Ghaziabad police on Wednesday arrested three men who allegedly cheated a resident of Raj Nagar Extension for ₹70 lakh in an online share trading scam, senior police officers said, adding that they have come to know that the gang is also involved in about 32 cases of fraud registered in different cities across the country. The police identified the …

Powai priest duped of ₹2 lakh as fraud posed as telecom official
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Powai priest duped of ₹2 lakh as fraud posed as telecom official

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A case has been registered against unknown persons after a 74-year-old priest from Powai was allegedly duped of ₹2 lakh by frauds who posed as officials from the Telecommunication Department threatening to implicate him in a criminal case. A case has been registered against unknown persons after a 74-year-old priest from Powai was allegedly duped of ₹ 2 lakh …

Robbers set elderly man afire, flee with ₹1.2L from house in Ludhiana
8 months, 1 week ago

Robbers set elderly man afire, flee with ₹1.2L from house in Ludhiana

Hindustan Times  

In a shocking incident, a 90-year-old man was burnt alive, allegedly by some robbers who barged into his house in the high-security Ludhiana Central Jail Complex on Thursday night. On Thursday morning, police had found dismembered parts of a man’s body on the railway tracks near Sherpur. Other family members were out for Eid celebrations The victim’s grandson, Abdul Gaffar, …

99-year-old scammed by fake power company rep
9 months ago

99-year-old scammed by fake power company rep

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A 99-year-old resident from Juhu fell victim to an online scam, losing ₹2.78 lakh to a conman who posed as a representative of a power company on Saturday to fraudulently acquire his credit card - PAN card details. HT Image The victim, identified as EA Ashok Kumar, a bicycle shop owner living with his wife, was at home on …

2 of interstate gang who swapped debit cards at ATMs held
9 months, 3 weeks ago

2 of interstate gang who swapped debit cards at ATMs held

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: Two suspected members of an interstate gang which used to withdraw money after swapping active debit cards from users with defunct ones at ATM kiosks across Gurugram, Delhi, Noida and other states were arrested from Palwal, police said on Wednesday. The two men were arrested on Tuesday in connection with a case of allegedly cheating ₹ 13900 from Pardeshi …

Ludhiana: Swindler steals ₹2 lakh from woman’s bank account
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ludhiana: Swindler steals ₹2 lakh from woman’s bank account

Hindustan Times  

The Sahnewal Police have booked an unidentified accused of stealing ₹2 lakh from the bank account of a woman, police said on Monday. The victim, Neelam, 53, of Hara Colony of Sahnewal stated that she went to an ATM of Punjab National Bank near Sahnewal chowk to withdraw cash from her account on January 6. Posing as a good samaritan, …

Ludhiana: Four men kidnap two hoteliers, rob them of SUV, cash
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Ludhiana: Four men kidnap two hoteliers, rob them of SUV, cash

Hindustan Times  

At least four persons allegedly abducted two hoteliers at gunpoint, thrashed them and robbed them of ₹50,000, a mobile phone and also forced one of them to transfer ₹1 lakh into their accounts through UPI. Ludhiana: Four men kidnap two hoteliers, rob them of SUV, cash Later, the accused dropped them near Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar and drove away in …

Sim-swap fraud: Retd PWD official loses ₹3.6 lakh, 1 arrested
1 year ago

Sim-swap fraud: Retd PWD official loses ₹3.6 lakh, 1 arrested

Hindustan Times  

A 25-year-old was arrested for duping a retired government official of ₹3.65 lakh with fraudulent transactions by changing his SIM card and taking unauthorised access to his net banking. After a few days, Dhani went to a bank to withdraw money, where he came to know that someone had made a fraudulent transaction of ₹ 3.65 lakh. Complainant Ram Dhani …

Ludhiana: Medical practitioner, assistant held captive, robbed of ₹45,000
1 year ago

Ludhiana: Medical practitioner, assistant held captive, robbed of ₹45,000

Hindustan Times  

Two masked miscreants allegedly held captive a medical practitioner and his assistant in his clinic and robbed them of ₹45,000 at Bahadurke Road, police said on Tuesday. Ludhiana: Medical practitioner, assistant held captive, robbed of ₹ 45,000 The miscreants, who were laced with sharp-edged weapons, locked the medical practitioner and his female assistant in the clinic while escaping. In his …

Ludhiana-based teacher falls prey to online fraud, loses ₹14.50 lakh
1 year, 1 month ago

Ludhiana-based teacher falls prey to online fraud, loses ₹14.50 lakh

Hindustan Times  

A city-based teacher lost ₹14.50 lakh to online fraud when he contacted a man for buying a second-hand car that the latter had advertised for sale on an e-commerce site, police said on Friday. Ludhiana-based teacher falls prey to online fraud, loses ₹ 14.50 lakh The victim, identified as Sunil Kumar of New Shakti Nagar, had contacted the accused after …

Delhi man held for duping UT resident of ₹7.2 lakh
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi man held for duping UT resident of ₹7.2 lakh

Hindustan Times  

City cyber police on Friday arrested a Delhi resident for duping a local resident of ₹7.27 lakh by promising him hefty returns in lieu of investing in a trading company. The complainant Parmod Kumar of Chandigarh told police that last year the accused called him pretending to be owner of a trading company and lured him into making an investment …

Ludhiana: Finance firm staffer, wife booked for duping man of ₹23.3 lakh
1 year, 2 months ago

Ludhiana: Finance firm staffer, wife booked for duping man of ₹23.3 lakh

Hindustan Times  

The Division number 4 police booked the employee of a finance company and his wife for duping a Chhawani Mohalla resident of ₹23.34 lakh in cash on the pretext of collecting loan instalment. Finance firm staffer, wife booked for duping man of ₹ 23.3 lakh in Ludhiana. The complainant stated that he had availed a house loan of ₹25 lakh …

Pune Police bust inter-state gang of ATM card swappers, two held
1 year, 2 months ago

Pune Police bust inter-state gang of ATM card swappers, two held

Hindustan Times  

With the arrest of two people, Vishrantwadi police have busted an inter-state gang that had been duping people by swapping their ATM cards with fake ones. The accused are habitual offenders, who had a similar case registered against him in Vishrantwadi police station. During the investigation of one of the ATM fraud cases reported on September 22, at Vishrantwadi, police …

BMTC official duped by fake ‘Mumbai police’, loses ₹95,000
1 year, 3 months ago

BMTC official duped by fake ‘Mumbai police’, loses ₹95,000

The Hindu  

A senior official with the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation lost ₹95,687 to a man, who posed as a customer care executive and later as a deputy commissioner of police with the “Mumbai crime branch” and informed her that her Aadhaar card had been misused. The victim complained to the South division cybercrime police that she received a phone call from …

Delhi man duped of ₹35 lakh in fake robbery plot in Gurugram
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi man duped of ₹35 lakh in fake robbery plot in Gurugram

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi-based man, who had come to Gurugram to purchase ornaments from a man claiming to be a jeweller, was duped of ₹35 lakh in a fake robbery plot, police said on Monday, adding that seven suspects have been booked. Police said the incident took place on MG Road in Sector 28 in the evening of August 31. The victim …

Two Panchkula residents lose ₹3 lakh to swindlers posing as customer care officials online
1 year, 4 months ago

Two Panchkula residents lose ₹3 lakh to swindlers posing as customer care officials online

Hindustan Times  

Two retired army men fell prey to swindlers online while searching for customer care numbers on the internet in separate incidents. Two Panchkula residents were duped swindlers posing as customer care officials online in separate incidents. In his complaint, Sandeep Kumar, a 47-year-old retired army man from Sector 2, told police that he was surfing the internet for the customer …

ATM card swapper in Giddalur gets six-month imprisonment
1 year, 5 months ago

ATM card swapper in Giddalur gets six-month imprisonment

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Additional Judicial First-Class Magistrate Court, Giddalur, has sentenced a 30-year-old ATM card swapper, who targeted elderly individuals and cheated them of money, to six months imprisonment. According to Prakasam district SP Malika Garg, Syed Chinna Madar Saheb, a 74-year-old resident of Kommunur village in Giddalur mandal, visited SBI Bank in Giddalur and deposited ₹67,000. However, after generating the statement, …

68-yr-old man cheated of ₹77 lakh in flat purchase fraud in Gurugram
1 year, 5 months ago

68-yr-old man cheated of ₹77 lakh in flat purchase fraud in Gurugram

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: A couple was booked for allegedly cheating a man of ₹77 lakh after taking advance payment for a luxury apartment on Golf Course Road in Sector 54 and later selling it to someone else, Gurugram police said on Monday. 68-yr-old man cheated of ₹ 77 lakh in flat purchase fraud in Gurugram The victim, identified as Arvind Kumar Khurana, …

₹8.49 crore heist in Ludhiana: Three more arrested
1 year, 6 months ago

₹8.49 crore heist in Ludhiana: Three more arrested

Hindustan Times  

The police have arrested three more persons in connection with the ₹8.49 crore robbery at CMS, a cash management company, and recovered ₹30 lakh from their possession. Apart from this, the police have arrested four more accused, who had robbed ₹70 lakh, from the car used in the robbery after breaking open the windowpane. The accused who were arrested for …

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, …

Ludhiana: Swindler arrested for stealing money from bank accounts
1 year, 8 months ago

Ludhiana: Swindler arrested for stealing money from bank accounts

Hindustan Times  

The city police have arrested a man, who used to pose as a bank employee, for allegedly stealing cash from bank accounts of over 20 residents on the pretext of helping them make transactions at ATM kiosks and swapping their debit cards with a fake one. The accused, posing as a bank employee, used to target customers who used to …

Ludhiana: One held for duping co-worker of ₹1.5 lakh
1 year, 8 months ago

Ludhiana: One held for duping co-worker of ₹1.5 lakh

Hindustan Times  

Two months after two persons withdrew ₹1.5 lakh from the bank account of their co-worker after stealing his ATM card, police have arrested one person in connection with the case. Two months after two persons withdrew ₹ 1.5 lakh from the bank account of their co-worker after stealing his ATM card, police have arrested one person in connection with the …

Amsterdam man allegedly stole €2 million in elaborate debit card fraud
1 year, 9 months ago

Amsterdam man allegedly stole €2 million in elaborate debit card fraud

NL Times  

Authorities have accused a 38-year-old Amsterdam man of using different scams to circumvent two banks’ security systems to steal over two million euros from over 30 customers at two different banks. The man was ultimately caught after the banks recorded conversations allegedly involving the suspect, and then using voice recognition to link him to the crimes. When the bank the …

Woman loses over ₹61K after applying for loan on Instagram
1 year, 9 months ago

Woman loses over ₹61K after applying for loan on Instagram

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A restaurant owner from Worli-Koliwada was duped of more than ₹61,000 after she applied for a loan at a low-interest rate on Instagram. After explaining the terms, period, rate of interest and other details to the complainant, the representative convinced her to apply for a ₹ 10 lakh loan instead of the ₹ 5 lakh which she wanted earlier. …

Bank employee in Gurugram duped of ₹3 lakh by fraudster posing as friend
1 year, 10 months ago

Bank employee in Gurugram duped of ₹3 lakh by fraudster posing as friend

Hindustan Times  

A woman bank employee was duped of ₹3 lakh after a fraudster tricked her into believing that she was sending the money to a friend in distress, the Gurugram police said on Friday. Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered against unidentified persons under sections 419 and 420 of the IPC. The woman, a resident of Sector 43 of …

Nagpur man switches relative’s SIM card, illegally withdraws ₹12.65 lakh
2 years, 10 months ago

Nagpur man switches relative’s SIM card, illegally withdraws ₹12.65 lakh

Hindustan Times  

Handing over his mobile phone to a relative cost a senior citizen dear, as the former, along with his accomplices, fraudulently withdrew ₹12.65 lakh from his account and invested it in crypto currency. Before returning the phone, Aatish transferred Kanhiya’s SIM card to another device and used it to fraudulently transfer ₹12.65 lakh from his bank account between January 28 …

Retired bank manager loses ₹12.25 lakh to cyber fraudster in Gurugram, probe on
2 years, 11 months ago

Retired bank manager loses ₹12.25 lakh to cyber fraudster in Gurugram, probe on

Hindustan Times  

Police booked an unidentified man on Thursday evening for allegedly impersonating as an employee of the telecom company and duping a retired senior bank manager in Gurugram of ₹12.25 lakh on December 13 last year, officials said on Friday. An FIR was registered against the suspect under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act at the cybercrime …

Indian man robbed off ₹6.5 lakh on pretext of massage service in Dubai
4 years, 2 months ago

Indian man robbed off ₹6.5 lakh on pretext of massage service in Dubai

India TV News  

Two Nigerian women are undergoing trial at a Dubai court for luring an Indian man to an apartment on the pretext of giving a massage and assaulting and confining him, with the help of others, and taking his credit cards to withdraw over 33,000 dirhams, media reports said on Monday. In the trial at the Dubai Court of First Instance, …

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