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The Hyderabad Cybercrime police arrested a man from SR Nagar for cheating a buyer of Rs 2.30 lakh under the pretext of selling an embroidery machine online. The accused collected the money and switched off his phone. A case was registered

The cybercrime fraudsters who were nabbed were involved in as many as 313 cases across India, officials said.

Officials said the suspects were suppliers of bank accounts to cyber fraudsters. The arrested persons are Reynold Vincent Cyril, a techie and Manish Dinesh Sonawane, both from Pune in Maharashtra.

Shaik Munwar Basha, who worked as a SIM Promoter, reportedly used mule SIM cards to perpetrate various cyber frauds, particularly targeting OLX users

The Telangana State Cyber Security Bureau (TSCSB) has reported an increase in lottery fraud cases

Deepak Kumar had fraudulently supplied a bank account to cyber fraudsters through Telegram platform on a commission basis

A fake profile was used to cheat a woman doctor from the city to the tune of Rs 11 lakh

The suspect is involved in a total of nine cases across India

A 56-year-old victim from Hyderabad was duped by the fraudsters

Prabhakar was the bank account supplier and creator of merchant IDs for gaming websites

The complainant, who is a private employee, was contacted by the fraudsters posing as financial experts providing guidance on stock market.

Police said Manish approached the 27-year-old woman complainant promising a job with good salary

He is involved in 30 cases across India, including four cases in Telangana

Police said the victim was approached by the fraudster with an offer to receive huge returns for investments

The arrested person is P Srinivas Reddy (41), a private employee from Tilaknagar. He is allegedly involved in stock trading fraud cases at five places across the country.

According to the cybercrime police, the suspect targeted job aspirants through Telegram app and offered high paying jobs in reputed software companies.

The arrested Ranjit Kumar (42), a software professional, and a resident of Bihar had supplied accounts to the fraudsters in exchange for a commission.

The arrested person, Shiva Shankar (27), is a data entry operator from Noida in Uttar Pradesh. He is involved in two cases across India, including one in Telangana.

The fraud came to light after recently a victim from Hyderabad who was duped to the tune of Rs 3.5 lakh approached the police.

According to the police, the suspect specifically targeted elderly victims by exploiting issues with their internet connection