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On being interrogated, the couple confessed to committing the offence by creating fake profiles of girls on a website, Telugumatrimony.com, to make fast money

The fraudster called the person over WhatsApp video call and informed that a bank account was opened on his name and it was used for money laundering purpose.

The victim went to the bank, broke fixed deposits, mutual funds as well as savings and deposited the amount in the given account number through RTGS

"There is no system like digital arrest in the law, this is just fraud, deceit, lie, a gang of criminals and those who are doing this are enemies of the society," the PM cautioned

Putting the victim under fear that her mobile number was being misused by cyber fraudsters and thus she was also booked for a money laundering and would be arrested for the same, they made her transfer the money into their bank accounts.

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.

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.

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

She was asked to join an online group for daily review rating tasks, where she got scammed.

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

The union minister said cybercrime has emerged as a major challenge and asked the IPS officer trainees to lead the endeavour to address the challenge with technical expertise.

“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.