"cyber-fraud"

A 52-year-old victim fell victim to fraudsters posing as stock brokers from the firm 'Lazardoovip.Top,' who lured him into online trading with promises of significant profits. He ended up transferring Rs. 1.22 crore to various bank accounts, only to later realize he had been conned.

The victim received a call from someone claiming that an FIR had been registered against her at the Andheri Police Station. The scammers then sent her fake letters from the CBI and RBI, alleging that her bank account was linked to illegal transactions involving Naresh Goel, the owner of a private airline company.

The 32-year-old woman, who is a homemaker, was contacted by the scammers through a WhatsApp message and was told about an investment opportunity, convincing her that she could earn significant profits.

With significant increase in cases of cyber fraudsters using ‘mule bank accounts’, to dupe people, the cyber crime officials are now verifying the complicity of bank officials in important cyber fraud crimes.

Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand appreciated the efforts and proactive response of the bank officials and cybercrime staff in preventing the fraud and saving the victims and felicitated them.

According to the police, the accused told the victim stating that a huge amount that was transferred as ‘international remittances’, was seized by the customs department at the RGI Airport Hyderabad

'Digital arrest' is a new method of cyber fraud, in which the fraudsters scare people by making audio or video calls by posing as law enforcement officers

In a well-planned operation, six teams of the cyber-crime unit of Hyderabad police conducted the operation in various States including Karnataka, Maharashtra and Rajasthan

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 Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) Madhu Babu Gali (49), branch manager SBI Shamsheergunj and Upadhya Sandeep Sharma (34) in connection with the Rs. 175 crore cyber scam unearthed by the bureau earlier on Sunday.

The cyber crime police cautioned people not to open a bank account for someone else or engage in suspicious transactions. If you have already opened a mule account, report it to 1930 or cybercrime.gov.in.

Of the total amount, Rs. 36.8 crore has been refunded in the Cyberabad commissionerate, making it as the top unit in terms of refunds processed.

According to reports, the woman, a trained nurse, received a call from a stranger on July 27 saying that she was selected for the post of staff nurse in the District Medical and Health Department and a fake interview letter was also sent to her.

The arrested are Mohammed Ilyas of Kishanbagh, Mohammed Rizwan of Asifnagar and Syed Gulam Askari of Amannagar, Tallabkatta.

The Hyderabad cybercrime police blocked the transfer of Rs.28.07 lakh belonging to four persons who were conned into transferring the money to cyber fraudsters.

According to police officials, Rs 1.62 crore transacted funds have been frozen in the businessman's account

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 cyber crime syndicate used an elaborate system to transfer money from the victim to more than 200 bank accounts and the money swindled was a staggering Rs 4.23,65,000.

The doctor (name withheld on request) is a Padma Shri awardee.

The investigation officers of the cases confirmed that an amount of Rs 80.7 lakh and Rs 80.4 lakh was kept under freeze in the accused bank accounts.