Ahmedabad: The Cyber Centre of Excellence arrested five members of an alleged cyberfraud syndicate that duped an Ahmedabad resident of Rs 2.3 crore through a fake forex investment scheme initiated on a matrimonial platform. Investigators said the bank account used in the fraud was also linked to 31 cybercrime complaints across India involving transactions worth…
Ahmedabad: The numbers are hard to ignore: an investigation into a Rs 19.1 lakh cyberfraud complaint, filed a week ago, has led the Ahmedabad police to what could be a multi-crore investment scam tied to an online platform that has 1.9 lakh registered users spanning 100 countries.At the centre of the investigation is a 26-year-old…
An Indian office clerk looks distressed after falling for forex trading scam Pune: A Shivajinagar-based man, employed as a clerk with Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), has lodged a complaint with the Chatushrungi police stating that cybercrooks cheated him of Rs 26.2 lakh in a foreign exchange (forex) trading scam between April 22 and May 17.The…
Udupi: A 45-year-old man from Mangaluru has alleged that he was cheated of Rs 3.5 lakh after being lured into investing in a forex trading scheme promising high returns.According to the complaint, the victim came into contact with the accused, Aravind Nayak, through a common acquaintance Harish about a year ago. On March 20, 2025,…
Bengaluru: A 50-year-old businessman, searching for a life partner on a matrimonial platform, ended up losing nearly Rs 56 lakh to fraudsters, who allegedly lured him into a fake Forex trading scheme with promises of huge profits.Kalyan (name changed), a resident of Rajarajeshwarinagar, told police the fraud began on March 10 when he was searching…
Visakhapatnam: In yet another incident, scammers lured people into writing restaurant reviews on social media, then invested in the rating business before making off with their money. Cybercrooks duped more than 20 people in parts of the Vizag region to the tune of over Rs 42 lakh by asking them to write reviews and invest.A…
