Pune: Online fraudsters cheated an elderly (79) resident of Hadapsar, of Rs 6 lakhs by posing as his relatives stuck in a foreign country. The cheating took place between Jan 2024 and April this year, the Hadapsar police said.According to the police, the suspects messaged the complainant, a retired central government officer, saying that they…
Vadodara: A complaint of cheating worth Rs 1.51 crore has been registered against a cyberfraud gang at the Cyber Crime police station in the city. The complainant told the police that the gang had sent WhatsApp messages with screenshots of investment options.The fraudsters added the complainant in a WhatsApp group by promising lucrative returns on…
Dumka: Jamtara cyber police arrested three cyber fraudsters and seized six mobile phones and four SIM cards from their possession following raids in the Karmatanr police station area, police said on Wednesday.The accused were part of a network operating across several states, it added.Cyber DSP Amit Kumar said that, acting on a tip-off received by…
Mangaluru: A 54-year-old man from Ullal has allegedly been cheated of Rs 5.6 lakh in an online fraud, after attempting to purchase a motorcycle advertised on an online marketplace platform.According to the complaint registered at the Ullal police station, the complainant and his son came across an advertisement on the platform for the sale of…
Mumbai: A retired Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) scientist has allegedly been duped of Rs 1.3 crore in a sophisticated online stock trading fraud scheme operated through a WhatsApp group. The fraudsters showed him virtual profits of several crores, and when he tried to withdraw, was informed that his account was blocked, and he was…
Pune: Online fraudsters allegedly cheated a 53-year-old shopkeeper from Katraj of Rs 63.85 lakh by luring him with promises of high returns through online share trading.According to Pune Cyber police, the fraud took place between March and May this year. The victim submitted a complaint in May, following which the police verified the allegations and…
South India reports 60% of cybercrime cases Six of 10 cybercrime cases registered in India now come from just the southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, as per the National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) 2024 report released in May. Are southern states facing a cybercrime epidemic, or are they simply…
The CA transferred funds to 13 bank accounts provided by the suspect Pune: A 48-year-old chartered accountant (CA) from Sinhagad Road area was defrauded of Rs1.15 crore in an online share-trading scam between Nov and Dec last year.While the victim submitted a complaint to the Pune cyber police a month ago, a formal FIR was…
A hooded hacker works at a laptop amid glowing code and digital security alerts, illustrating the rising threat of cyber crime, data breaches, and online fraud. Pune: Cybercrooks duped a 67-year-old resident of Gahunje of Rs2 lakh in an online piped gas bill fraud.The fraud took place earlier in April this year. The elderly man…
Noida: Police arrested 13 members of a gang, including the two masterminds, that allegedly cheated foreigners on the pretext of booking airline tickets. The accused allegedly targeted American and European nationals via social media sites.Sector 63 police station SHO Amit Kakran said that police received a tip about the illegal operation on Saturday from a…
