"online-fraud"

Hyderabad Cybercrime Police have arrested two men from Ghaziabad in connection with a Rs 63.4 lakh insurance fraud. The accused supplied bank accounts for laundering scam proceeds and are linked to at least six such frauds nationwide.

Superintendent of Police Paritosh Pankaj highlighted awareness as the most effective tool to curb cybercrime during a meeting with cyber warriors from various police stations in Sangareddy. He emphasized the importance of swift action to freeze fraudulent funds following online fraud complaints and encouraged teams to provide accurate information promptly.

Cyberabad police arrested nine people, including two from Rajasthan, for operating mule bank accounts for cybercriminals. The gang worked under a handler named 'Jack' via Telegram, using SIM swaps, hotel bookings, and malicious apps to aid large-scale financial frauds.

Around 10 men chased the Haryana cops who were returning after arresting the man accused of online fraud

Started in China in 2016, scamsters target gullible people, build trust over time and convince them to invest in cryptocurrency or some other lucrative scheme and steal their money, says MHA  

In this nefarious fraud, fraudsters/hackers manipulate and divert calls and messages of victims to specific numbers to obtain OTPs and then log into their WhatsApp accounts.

A senior CGST official was duped of over Rs 47,000 in an online fraud which was done in the name of delivering an item she had purchased online

The complainant who requested anonymity told police that he saw an advertisement on a social media platform which was offering almost 75 per cent discount on purchase of four items.

The accused has been identified as Raj Gupta, a resident of Loni in Ghaziabad, UP, they said.

A professional Yoga trainer lost Rs 94,998 from her account in just 20 minutes. She filed a complaint with the Ashiana police station and approached the cybercrime unit of Lucknow police for assistance.

Cyber crimes have witnessed a steady spike in the district during the year with people losing about Rs. 2,29,76,267 to online fraud

Police said, the caller informing the complainant that his debit card and other bank account details need to be updated in the bank records, asked for credentials including the OTP

Hyderabad: A gang of 10 persons, who posted advertisements on a popular e-commerce portal and conned people, were arrested here on Monday. The arrested were identified as Nisar Ahmed, Arif, Suhan, Azhar, Mohd Shahed, Shareef Khan, Sohail, Wasem, Rahul and Barkat. “All the persons are from the Alwar district of Rajasthan and were well versed […]

Using the app, cyber criminals tricked him into entering all his details and bank credentials and fraudulently obtained his OTP as well.

Police said Pandit and his associates send bulk SMSes to customers saying that the mobile phone network service they were using would get expired within 24 hours

According to the police, the techie, who works for a US-based software firm, recently received a message on WhatsApp from an unknown number, which had his friend’s display picture.

After befriending victims on social media platforms including Facebook, they would move into chatting via WhatsApp and other apps, and using different stories, including sending costly gifts, siphon off huge amounts from the victims.