The police said the victim reporting the crime on 1930 within the golden hour and swift response of 1930 helpline staff in alerting the bank helped save the entire amount.
Keesara Kesava Reddy alias Maha (33) of Bengaluru was arrested and two laptops, 19 debit cards, seven mobile phones, seven SIM cards, 10 bank passbooks and 10 cheques were seized from him.
On April 27, Harsh, a resident from Nacharam was alerted by messages to his mobile phones about three fraudulent transactions by unidentified persons to the tune of nearly Rs 1 crore.
TSCSB said numerous scams were detected where cybercriminals are sending QR codes and APK files under the pretext of prasad, pooja, and donations, along with fake links on WhatsApp
TSCSB teams have devised a novel prank that tricks unsuspecting individuals into picking up a leaflet, which is quite deceptively designed as a ‘wallet’ from which a Rs 500 currency note is jutting out
Addressing the police officials during training-cum-workshop on Saturday, he said the cyber security issues and mitigating the risks of cybercrimes would require a multifaceted approach that combines technology, education, policy and collaboration to deal.
TSCSB has introduced a WhatsApp number 87126-72222 on which people can send details of the malicious email address, mobile applications, URL links, phone number etc
The TSCSB police station will simultaneously coordinate with the cybercrime police stations in all three commissionerates of Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda alongside the districts
