"cyber-fraud"

A fake profile was used to cheat a woman doctor from the city to the tune of Rs 11 lakh

The complainant, who is a private employee, was planning to visit Srisailam temple, therefore contacted a number given on a fake website related to a guest house

According to the complainant, some scammers in the name of Lyca Coin deceived innocent people by promising profits upto Rs. 30,000 if they invested Rs 10,000 in online crypto currency investments.

He is involved in 30 cases across India, including four cases in Telangana

Cyber security officials have warned those incorporating crypto in their investment portfolio from becoming victims to such frauds

In January 2025, the victim was contacted via WhatsApp by a fraudster who offered a part-time work-from-home job. The job required the victim to provide Google reviews and feedback on restaurants, for which they initially received some payments

The complainant from Meerpet working as a senior manager for a private company,who is aware of online trading, had recently joined an online group consisting of investors and traders on WhatsApp.

A 67-year-old man from the city, who was searching for the customer care number of a popular brand to get his air-conditioner repaired, ended up being scammed by cyber fraudsters and lost Rs 1.9 lakh

The modus operandi is indeed simple. Deposit a rupee, gain trust, catch the target off-guard, create confusion and before the penny drops, sweep out as much money as possible from the victim’s account

The victim received a call from a fraudster claiming to be an executive of a popular shopping mall offering good discounts on groceries and other household items.

Another kind of OTP fraud stealing money from victims' bank accounts

The victim entered the card details as instructed. Shortly after, she started receiving debit messages from her bank

72-year-old agriculturist from IS Sadan in Saidabad received a friend request on Facebook on the name of a woman and he accepted the request

Police said while on the call, the victim entered the card details as instructed. Shortly after, she started receiving debit messages from her bank and was shocked

According to the police, the man, aged 73, received a message from an unidentified person claiming to be from 'Sharekhan', an online trading company

2.5 billion Gmail users may have already been targeted by malicious actors who are using artificial intelligence to dupe users

A Digital Arrest fraud victim got back her Rs 70 lakh, thanks to the immediate interventino of Rachakonda cyber crime unit which froze the amount transferred to a private bank, after receiving a complaint

P Devender received a message on WhatsApp from an unknown number along with links to a website to register for gold trading

The most common cyber frauds reported in 2024 included business investment/stock frauds, part time jobs, digital arrest, fake customer care and debit and credit card frauds

Avinash Mohanty, Commissioner of Police Cyberabad who on Tuesday launched the PROTECT (Preventing Risks Online through Education, Collaboration and Training) campaign stated that the cases of cyber-crimes are increasing every year across the globe.