Hyderabad cybercrime police help victims recover funds

In one of the cases a woman had transferred Rs. 4, 22,560 to fraudsters who had assured to arrange a work visa for her in United Kingdom.

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad cybercrime police helped two victims recover funds they had transferred to cyber fraudsters who had duped them with promises of huge profits.

In the first case, a woman had transferred Rs. 4, 22,560 to fraudsters who had assured to arrange a work visa for her in United Kingdom. The woman later realized that she was cheated and approached the police who registered a case and took up the issue with the banks to which the amounts were transferred. The transferred amount was frozen and later reverted to the victim’s bank account.

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In the other case, a housewife had lost Rs. 7.65 lakh to fraudsters who conned her on the pretext of providing her a part time job and an investment scheme. On a complaint, the police registered a case and took up the case. After communicating with the bank officials the police managed to freeze an amount of 4.23 lakh. The amount was later reverted to the bank account of the victim.