"cyber-fraud"

The Hyderabad cybercrime police helped three citizens who were victims of cyber frauds to recover stolen funds through cyber attacks. A total amount of Rs. 44, 84,527 was refunded to the three victims.

Had it not been for the alert staff, the cyber fraud would have been perpetrated on a retired PSU employee and his wife, who walked into the bank with a request to transfer Rs 46 lakh by RTGS to an account of ICICI Bank in Aurangabad.

The victim reportedly received a call from a scammer posing as a FedEx courier executive. The caller, who had access to the victim's Aadhaar details and phone number, alleged that a parcel containing 2 kg of clothes and 150 strips of LSD had been booked from Mumbai to Singapore in the victim's name.

According to the police, the man received a phone call from a person who claimed to be a representative of a private bank and offered an increase in the credit card limit. The caller then collected details of the credit card and sent an APK file to him on WhatsApp.

The complainant received calls from the scammers between August 9 and November 3, offering zero per cent interest loan on an insurance policy worth Rs 10 lakh

The victim received a WhatsApp call from the unidentified scammers, who claimed that she needed to update her bank account details or her transactions could be stopped.

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.