"cyber-fraudsters"

The Cyber crime police refunded Rs 53 lakh to an 84-year-old elderly person who was recently cheated by scammers posing as CBI officials

According to the cybercrime police, the victim was lured by a WhatsApp message by the scammers who claimed to be executives of a company which specialized in enhancing the click-through rates of Instagram videos.

Hoping to make easy money, the victim deposited money in installments, but soon realised he was cheated as he could not withdraw money after a point

The cybercrime officials filed petition in the court and after the court orders the amounts were reverted to the account of the victims.

'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

The victim received a phone call from an unknown person who claimed to an executive manager at FedEx Company. The caller informed him that a parcel containing diabetic drugs and 100 grams MDMA drug was dispatched by the victim to some person in Iran

The fraudsters even sent letters through WhatsApp purportedly from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Income Tax (IT) Department, to make the claims appear credible.

The scammers obtained the victim's personal details and promised to provide an online job with daily payments.

The arrested cyber fraudster Mohammed Asif Pasha, along with Jahangir, had allegedly siphoned the amount from three bank accounts belonging to a woman Sabiha Sultana and her deceased brother Samiuddin

Victims of cyber frauds can report on the helpline number -1930 or through the national Cyber Crime reporting portal - cybercrime.gov.in.

The arrested Sayed Khaja Hashimuddin, Arafat Khaled Mohiuddin and Mohd Ather Pasha, along with a few other fraudsters had duped a man Ravi, of Rs. 13.16 crores assuring high profits on investments in online trading.

The cyber fraudsters also recruit Telugu-speaking people to target gullible people rural areas of the State

Mohammad Shamim, Abdul Salam and Mohammad Iftikhar all natives of Bihar were arrested for procuring old mobile phones from the public and allegedly supplying it to cyber fraudsters.

The victim recently received a phone call from the fraudster impersonating as a Telecom Department official and accusing the former of being involved in illegal activities.

Luxettipet Inspector Allam Narender said the fraudsters sent a link to the victim’s mobile phone on instant messaging application Telegram, asking him to claim Rs.900 by opening the link.

The victim received a call from an unidentified number stating that he was calling from the bank and that his credit card needs to be updated

Cyber fraudsters are now employing a unique operative style of using Aadhar cards with outdated pictures of children to falsely obtain SIM cards for nefarious activities.

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

Raghu received a call from fraudsters posing as employees from TGNPDCL for verifying his power bill.

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.