"cyber-crime"

The arrested cyber fraudster Mohammed Asif Pasha, along with Jahangir, had allegedly siphoned the amount from three bank accounts belonging to a woman Sabiha Sultana and her deceased brother Samiuddin

The authorities in Hyderabad have warned general public, especially those who spend a lot of time browsing the internet, to look out for Digital Arrest Scam.

The alleged fraudster Riddh Bedi (26), a resident of Brookefield in Bengaluru, posed as a woman on social media platforms and used to befriend men and later threaten and extort money from them.

The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) Hyderabad team arrested Priyanka Shivkumar Siddu (30), on charges of sending jobs aspirants to Cambodia and engaging them in cybercriminal activities

Hyderabad CP, K Sreenivas Reddy said the 36 persons were involved in around 1,000 cyber frauds cases, which were registered across the country including 150 cases in Telangana

The arrested individual Pappu Patel, a resident of Mumbai is involved in a cyber-fraud case registered in 2010 at Cyber crime station Crime Investigation Department.

Mumbai police arrest a Karimnagar resident in connection with a cyber fraud

All he did was click on a link sent to his mobile and presto, Rs.1.25 lakh vanished from his credit account.

He amassed at least $99 million in profits by reselling access to criminals who used it for identity theft, child exploitation, and financial fraud

The police said the victim reporting the crime on 1930 within the golden hour and swift response of 1930 helpline staff in alerting the bank helped save the entire amount.

The police across the country, including Telangana, has been receiving complaints from victims of such frauds.

He has spread awareness by explaining the modus operandi of different kinds of cyber crimes reported in the district and other parts of the state.

On April 27, Harsh, a resident from Nacharam was alerted by messages to his mobile phones about three fraudulent transactions by unidentified persons to the tune of nearly Rs 1 crore.

In the first incident, a 27-year-old resident doctor of a hospital in Parel lost Rs 7.33 lakh between February 29 and March 1, the official said.

Victims of cyber fraud should inform the police on helpline number 1930 instead of going to the police station and filing an FIR in the traditional manner, said Nizamabad CP

The police have also found he was sent to jail in a similar case by Hayatnagar police earlier

According to an official release, around 140,000 mobile handsets either associated with disconnected connections or involved in cyber-crime/financial fraud have been blocked.

AV Ranganath, Joint Commissioner (Crimes) said the victim had fallen prey to a gang who sent her messages luring her to invest in a company ‘Unity Stock’ and assured 100 per cent high returns on the investment component

The public is urged to report incidents to 1930 or www.cybercrime.gov.in and exercise caution in online transactions.

A case is registered at Hyderabad cyber crime police station against unknown persons for hacking the 'X' account of Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan.