Kolkata: A 77-year-old resident of New Town was reportedly defrauded of Rs 53 lakh by cyber criminals who kept him under fake “digital arrest” after falsely accusing him of money laundering and anti-national activities.According to cops, the incident began on April 21 when the 77-year-old victim, a resident of a co-operative society in Action Area-I,…
Vadodara: In a case involving one of the largest amounts defrauded using the “digital arrest” modus operandi in Gujarat, a 62-year-old Vadodara resident lost Rs 1.48 crore after being duped into keeping himself under constant online surveillance by cybercriminals who posed as law enforcement officials.Atul Kashikhar, a resident of Vasna Road, filed a complaint with…
The victim said that on March 30, he received a phone call from a person claiming to be a CBI officer Gurgaon: A 78-year-old man from Ahmedabad, who allegedly helped cyber criminals defraud a senior citizen of over Rs 1 crore by posing as CBI officers, was arrested from Gujarat.Baldev Bhai Babu Bhai Brahmbhatt was…
Haveri: In what is being described as one of the biggest cyber fraud cases in the city, a resident of Hangal taluk in Haveri district was cheated of Rs 21.5 lakh by an online gang through a well-orchestrated scheme.The 48-year-old victim, B Nagabhushan, lost the money to fraudsters who posed as officials of the CBI,…
