In a sweeping operation, Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police arrested 61 individuals from 14 states in August for their alleged roles in various online frauds. These included trading, investment, and insurance scams, as well as digital arrest and unauthorised transaction cases.
Cyberabad police arrested two men for running a ₹850 crore Ponzi scheme that duped over 3,000 investors nationwide. The gang used AI tools, mule accounts, and Dubai-based channels to launder money, later investing in real estate, gold, and luxury cars
Hyderabad Cybercrime Unit arrested two persons for cheating a 57-year-old man by promising high returns in stock trading. The accused lured the victim into investing and later defrauded him. Cash and mobile phones were recovered
Cyberabad EOW officials arrested a Nellore-based couple for allegedly cheating investors of Rs 2.1 crore through a fake real estate company. The duo also took money from job aspirants by promising backdoor employment. A case was registered following a complaint
A software engineer in Medipally died by suicide after reportedly losing Rs. 10 lakh in an online scam. In another case, a 19-year-old woman was found dead at her home in Nallakunta. Police have registered separate cases and investigations are ongoing
The suspect, Jeetendra Kumar Choubey, collected a sum total of Rs 4.48 crore in the form of deposits. After collecting the deposits, he paid monthly returns for a few months and later went into hiding
Under Hyderabad Police Commissionerate limits, the incidence of cybercrimes increased by 24% this year; cops say cyber security is no longer just a policing duty now, but a collective responsibility
Around 650 cyber fraud cases pertained to investment fraud with the amount lost said to be around Rs 22.60 crore followed by 672 cases of customer care fraud (Rs 5.6 crore) and 572 cases of advertisement fraud (Rs 4.90 crore)
Hyderabad: The Cybercrime police on Tuesday arrested a person, Imran for his alleged involvement in the investment fraud scam. Imran, a native of Mumbai had obtained bank accounts from three persons Syed Sultan, Mirza Nadeem Baig and Parvez after paying them money and handed the account credentials to the masterminds of the investment fraud. Initially, […]
