Cyber Fraud: A trap like a spider’s web
People of all ages — men and women alike — are falling prey to these fraudsters.
People of all ages — men and women alike — are falling prey to these fraudsters.
Police identified the arrested men as Janak, Dinesh Kumar, and Pawan Kumar.
While impersonating Naresh Gujral, the scammer communicated with the employee of his staff and eventually shared a bank account number, asking to transfer ₹7.8 crore via RTGS.
Ludhiana Police have uncovered a large international cyber fraud operation allegedly run through illegal call centres targeting foreign nationals using fake tech support scams.
The Delhi Police have busted an organised interstate cyber fraud syndicate involved in cheating people on the pretext of providing overseas jobs and visa services, police said on Friday.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs said it is diligently taking steps to address the issue of cyber fraud, a phenomenon affecting many people on an everyday basis.
In a key step towards combating cyber fraud and financial crime via mobiles, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Wednesday announced sharing of “Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI)” with its stakeholders.
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.
