Cybercriminals are now using new tactics to target VIPs and ordinary people. Recently, there was an attempt to defraud in the name of Jharkhand's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), K. Ravi Kumar. The criminals created his WhatsApp profile and asked for money from his son and close associates
Two cyber frauds behind siphoning off dormant bank accounts using forged cheques (accounts lying inactive for a long time) have been held, the police said on Friday.
His final words sent shockwaves through the village, a haunting testament to his despair.
Within a span of hardly eight hours, two separate incidents of cyber fraud and money-loot at two ATM counters of a nationalised bank in Survey Park and Howrah respectively since Friday night once again exposed how safety and security systems at ATM counters are not properly monitored in the state.
The state police arrested three more accused in the alleged cyber fraud racket, who all belong to the infamous Jamtara gang.
The woman, residing in Dattatreya Nagar, received a call from a number showing State Bank of India's name on the caller ID.
Haryana Police ranked first in the country in preventing cyber fraud in 2024. Haryana Police saved about Rs 268.40 crore from cybercriminals as compared to Rs 76.85 crore in 2023. Thus, three times more money was saved from cybercriminals in 2024 as compared to 2023 and five times more than in 2022, said the Haryana Police in a statement.
In a major drive against the cyber fraud cases, Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC) has arrested 13 persons from five different police station areas and seven FIRs have been lodged.
A 21-year-old former employee of SBI was apprehended from Kolkata for supplying bank accounts on commission basis for online trading with the recovery of five Mobile phones, one laptop, five cheque books, 20 Debit cards, and three Stamps of proprietorships from his possession.
Recalling speaking about cyber fraud in his recent Mann Ki Baat address, Modi said a large population is affected by this malice.
