"cyber-fraud"

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.

They should be cautious when dealing with new or unfamiliar websites, as conducting transactions on such platforms may pose risks.

Following the incident, Tollywood superstar Mahesh Babu and Namrata Shirodkar issued a statement against the misuse of their daughter's identity on Instagram.

Cybercrime wing of the Cyberabad police had successfully 'put on hold' an amount of Rs. 1.49 crores in various bank accounts in 39 cases

According to the police, the suspects contacted their victims through social media platforms and assured them huge profits on small investments.

Nirmal SP Sharmila said that the investigating officials managed to retrieve Rs 13.19 lakh extracted by online fraudsters from Anupolla Dikshit Kumar, who transferred Rs 18.95 to various accounts on August 22

Cyber fraudsters targeted a journalist and robbed him of Rs 49,999, on pretext of linking his bank account to Pan card

The arrested accused has been identified as Ebo Quansah Elijah, a resident of Ghana, officials said

The incident came to light when the woman, who stays with her mother, a senior citizen, in suburban Andheri, approached the Versova police station with a complaint, said an official