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Police said the fraudsters with the help of several bank accounts, as per their well-orchestrated plan, impersonated as organizers of reputed companies with lucrative returns on the investments

Preliminary investigation revealed that fraudulent transactions totaling Rs 23 crore had been routed through accounts created and managed by the suspects

Cybercrime police said the suspects orchestrated the fraud by utilising multiple mule bank accounts to withdraw fraudulent amounts, converting the funds into crypto currency, and channeling the proceeds to Dubai-based cyber fraudsters through ‘hawala’ networks

The suspects were arrested for downloading X-rated content involving children from various adult sites, watching it and also shared it with their friends through social media platforms

Hyderabad Cybercrime Police Station registered 4,042 cases during the year, of which highest of 926 were investment fraud

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 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.

The arrested suspect, Kanolla Ashok Kumar used to work with his friends Tarun, a resident of USA and Waquar, a resident of Delhi, in different consultancy agencies which send students to USA for studies.

The arrested person S Mahesh, a resident of Bengaluru posted advertisements on social media platforms offering job opportunities in multinational companies to unemployed people.

The suspects allegedly provided bank accounts to the cyber fraudsters to transfer the fraud money. The arrested persons were identified as Noushad and Ahmed Kabeer, both bank account suppliers from Kasargod in Kerala.

The arrested men Bellary Pavan Kumar (27) and Soudri Basavaraj (27) started a fake company ‘Chola MS General Insurance Company Limited' and set up a call centre.

According to the police, the suspects contacted their victims through social media platforms and assured them huge profits on small investments.

Hyderabad cops register 1,271 cases; victims lose Rs 84.44 crore to fraudsters

Manish randomly picked up profile pictures of women on Instagram and downloaded and morphed them.

On a complaint, the police booked a case and are investigating.

Hyderabad: Every fifth First Information Report (FIR) in Hyderabad pertains to cybercrime, a figure validated by the City Police Commissioner himself, and one that proves that cyber crooks are always on the prowl, looking to infiltrate your bank account in every possible manner. “About 20 per cent of the 100 FIRs we register in Hyderabad […]

Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao has lodged a complaint with Hyderabad Cybercrime officials alleging that unidentified persons posted on social media a morphed picture of him along with Sangareddy Congress MLA Jayaprakash Reddy and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao with a caption saying the Congress leaders were supporting KCR. In his complaint, Hanumantha […]

Hyderabad: A case was booked against actor Siddharth at the Hyderabad Cybercrime police station for allegedly making derogatory comments against Olympic bronze medalist Saina Nehwal on Twitter. The case was booked under Sections 509 of Indian Penal Code and 67 of Information Technology Act following a complaint by a woman Prerna. Siddharth has been in […]

Hyderabad: A job fraud racket was busted by the Hyderabad cybercrime police following the arrest of eight persons from Delhi. The police seized a laptop, 26 mobile phones and other articles. The arrested persons are identified as Rajesh Singh, Anubhav Singh, Nafeez, Saif Ali, Yogita, Shalu Kumari, Priya and Shivani. Joint Commissioner of Police, Detective […]

Hyderabad: Cyber fraudsters duped a businessman of Rs.9.12 lakh on the pretext of investments in the share market. The man, Chandulal Chowdhary, a resident of Ram Nagar in the city, had received a message from an unknown person on WhatsApp assuring him huge profits on small investments. The conman asked him to download a mobile […]