A retired government employee has approached the Cyberabad Cyber Crime Police, alleging that his daughter, who lives in the US, was targeted through fake Instagram and Facebook accounts during an ongoing divorce. Police have registered a case and begun an investigation.
A Hyderabad-based private firm allegedly lost Rs 1 crore in a WhatsApp impersonation scam after an employee transferred the money to fraudsters posing as the company owner. Cyberabad Cyber Crime Police have registered a case and launched an investigation.
Cyberabad Cyber Crime Police arrested six members of an interstate fraud racket involved in vishing, SIM manipulation and OTP diversion. The accused allegedly posed as bank officials, diverted banking alerts and gained unauthorised access to victims’ bank accounts to carry out fraudulent transactions
The Cyberabad cyber crime police arrested 27 people in 19 cases, most linked to trading fraud, in the past week. They also secured 272 court refund orders worth Rs 1.56 crore and urged citizens to stay alert against scams
