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the victim was browsing an e-commerce site in search of used furniture for her home. She came across an advertisement that she liked and showed interest in purchasing the items. Shortly after, she was contacted by an unidentified individual who posed as an Army official and claimed to be the seller. He then requested that she pay at least 20 percent of the total furniture cost upfront.
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Criminals are posing as prospective tenants to gain access to homes, only to attack or rob unsuspecting residents. Further, property owners are also being duped by cyber crooks online
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After sending a few documents, the scamsters conned the woman into transferring the amount from her bank accounts to some other accounts provided by them.
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2.5 billion Gmail users may have already been targeted by malicious actors who are using artificial intelligence to dupe users
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In a notice issued by SC Registrar (Technology) Hargurvarinder Singh Jaggi, it was confirmed that the Supreme Court's Registry was alerted about a phishing attack. The notice mentioned that fake websites were impersonating the official Supreme Court website.
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. According to police, the victims Bandari Thirupathi and Harish were running fertilizer shops in Velgatoor mandal headquarters.
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According to the police, Bejawada Nagarjuna (36), a resident of APR Homes in Patancheru town, was allegedly lured by one Nadia Kami, whose real identity is not known yet, offering him huge returns in the stock market.
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The employee recently received a phone call with the caller introducing himself as a Customs Inspector posted at Delhi airport.
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Originating in China, the pig-butchering scams have gone on to target scores of individuals seeking companionship on social media platforms and dating apps world over.
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Rao alleged that the caller claiming to be a close aide of Harirama Jogaiah, former minister from Andhra Pradesh, requested money for medical emergency.
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Hyderabad: A relatively new service for smartphone users, an eSIM, or an electronic SIM, is becoming the latest ploy used by cyber fraudsters to cheat people of their money. According to a recent tweet by Cyber Dost, the cyber security awareness Twitter handle of the Ministry of Home Affairs, cyber crooks are now calling potential […]
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Kothagudem: Cyber-crooks have created a fake WhatsApp account of the District Collector Anudeep Durishetty and sent messages to the officers working in the district asking for money. In a statement here on Monday the Collector said that some strangers using his name and profile photo to send messages on WhatsApp from different phone numbers with […]
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Hyderabad: Colour prediction frauds are increasingly becoming popular among cyber crooks to lure people with higher returns on betting amounts. Using a colour prediction app, a type of mobile gambling application, where one can place bets to predict the correct colour or a combination of colours on the app, they are targeting people who fall […]
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Hyderabad: The image of a betel nut chewing, evil looking character behind those shady calls trying to extract your personal data from you is changing. Two recent raids by the Cyberabad Cybercrime Police have revealed that cyber fraudsters have become as sophisticated, organised and entrepreneurial as any other IT firm. From recruiting and training tele-callers […]
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Hyderabad: As cyber crooks get personal, impersonating your friends and neighbours and even you, cops are also changing tactics to make the fight against cybercrime faster and more effective. The Hyderabad City Police, as part of its battle against the increasing menace of cybercrime, have gone local, with the initiative to have cyber warriors at […]
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Hyderabad: Staying updated is becoming the motto for criminals too, if the methods being adopted by credit card fraudsters are considered. After using wireless skimmers to steal card details, this tribe is now using spoofing techniques to produce proxy Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. This is proving to be a task for the police, who often […]
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Gangs create WhatsApp groups or directly contact victims through WhatsApp numbers beginning with ‘+44’ and lure them to invest in crypto-currency business
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Hyderabad: Cyber fraudsters cheated an engineering student from the city to the tune of Rs 70,000 in the guise of purchasing furniture on a popular e-commerce site. The 20-year-old youngster from Bagh Amberpet in Amberpet had recently posted an advertisement on the portal to sell a sofa set and within an hour, received a call […]
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Animal lovers urged not to fall prey to fake advertisements and discounts
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With WFH, cyber fraudsters posing as boss of the company you work for make calls or send ‘urgent’ mails asking for money and dupe people
