Bettiah: Bagaha Cyber Police on Thursday unearthed an alleged international cyberfraud and money laundering network operating through a fake online trading platform in West Champaran and arrested five people.The arrests were made during raids in Harnatad and Rampur under Laukaria police station limits. Police said the accused were running a fraudulent investment scheme through an…
Chandigarh: Cyber police have booked unidentified persons for allegedly duping a 23-year-old city resident of Rs 5.5 lakh on the pretext of investment in online digital currency.In his complaint, Shubham Kumar Goyal, a resident of Sector 45, said he received a message on Telegram on May 24 from a woman identifying herself as Kanchan Bansal…
Surat: A 21-year-old salesman from Limbayat has allegedly been cheated of Rs 14.60 lakh in an online investment scam involving fake share market and IPO returns, police said. Surat cybercrime police registered an FIR on Sunday against an unknown accused and launched an investigation.According to the complaint, the victim, who works with a Saroli-based firm,…
Illustration of share trading fraud, highlighting financial scam risks in India’s investment sector Pune: A private firm employee from Hinjewadi lost Rs 35.3 lakh to cybercrooks in an online share-trading fraud between March and April.A case was registered with the Hinjewadi police on Thursday.An officer from the Hinjewadi police said the complainant works with a…
Davanagere: A 71-year-old man from Harihar town lost Rs 75.4 lakh in a cyber fraud after being lured with false promises of high investment returns. The elderly victim was contacted on WhatsApp by two persons, identified as Mala Todarwala and Suresh Shukla, who posed as investment advisors.According to the FIR, the fraudsters persuaded him to…
