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“There is nothing like digital arrest in the law. If anybody tells you that you are digitally arrested, please report it to the cyber crime wing or the nearest police station immediately,” he advised

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

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

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

The 80-year-old victim, a retired employee, loses nearly Rs.22 lakh to a fraudster on the pretext of police verification and helping her evade a police case.

Caller, posing as CBI official, threatens complainant by saying money-laundering case had been filed against him

An amount of Rs.17.25 crore was swindled by fraudsters into their accounts through different types of cybercrime. The district police's cybercrime wing has prevented diversion of swindled money worth Rs 2.44 crore by freezing the bank accounts concerned, according to officials.

DSP Venugopal Reddy suggests victims to register a complaint within minutes after losing the amount by calling 1930 or by raising a complaint on cybercrime.gov.in.

CM Revanth reddy directs officials to set a pre-condition to filmmakers to provide a video of one or two minutes duration to the government to promote awareness on drugs and cybercrime when they approach the government to hike ticket prices.

The 31 year-old complainant from Amberpet working for a reputed software firm lost Rs. 18 lakh to a cyber fraudster who impersonated as an executive of a courier agency.

Crackdown follows a complaint from a victim, who was lured into a WhatsApp group promising cash for social media interactions

A 28 years-old man from Hyderabad was duped of over Rs. 5 lakhs by fraudsters who assured him of huge profits on investments in stock market.

A case under Section 506 and 507 of IPC is registered against him in October 2023.

The police advised the citizens to remain vigilant and take proactive measures to safeguard themselves against cyber fraud.

It was followed by trading fraud with Rs 110 crore and the remaining amount was lost in 24 other modus operandis.

The cybercrime police during their investigation found that about 50 persons in Karimnagar, Nalgonda, Hyderabad, Jagtial, Guntur and Rajahmundry districts along with Khammam were cheated by the accused

Whenever, a customer contacted him, he deputed the boys for events but once the function was over, he would demand extra payment than the amount agreed beforehand.

Awareness was sought to be created on investment fraud, stock trading fraud, OTP (one-time password) fraud and social media fraud among others.

“It was for the first time these cases were handled and money refunded to victims,” said the official.

The Telangana Police, in the advisory, has asked people to be careful and avoid accepting or believing calls from unknown numbers