Tag: Cyber Crime

Elderly man duped of ₹16.24 lakh in ‘digital arrest’ cyber fraud

May 25, 2026 admin

When the victim expressed an inability to travel due to his age and health condition, the fraudsters allegedly told him that he could appear before a “Crime Branch Court” through an online hearing. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Cyber fraudsters posing as Mumbai Crime Branch officials allegedly cheated a 76-year-old Bengaluru resident of over ₹16.24…

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Delhi Police nabs 89 individuals in month-long crackdown on cybercrime

May 21, 2026 admin

Thirty-five individuals were arrested and 54 held under preventive custody in an inter-State month-long crackdown against cybercrime by the West district’s Cyber Police unit, an officer said on Wednesday (May 20, 2026). The crackdown was part of investigations into various cybercrimes, including digital arrests, investment frauds, APK file scams, fake dating memberships, and mule account…

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Tamil Nadu Professor Placed Under Digital Arrest, Duped of Rs 10 Lakh

September 21, 2024 admin

This incident is just one example of a growing trend of online scams. Chennai: Jayanthi, a professor and former journalist from Tamil Nadu, has fallen victim to a sophisticated online scam, losing a significant portion of her life savings. The scammers, posing as police officers during a video call, accused her of money laundering and…

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Rajasthan IIT Professor ‘Digitally Arrested’ For 12 Days By Scammers, Loses Rs 12 Lakh

August 15, 2024 admin

The Professor said that she got scared and kept doing whatever they told her to do. (Representational) Jaipur: Cyber criminals have duped an IIT Jodhpur professor of nearly Rs 12 lakh after being held under ‘digit arrest’ for 12 days. The cyber criminals, posing as Mumbai Crime Branch officials, told the victim that she was…

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How Cyber Thieves Cleaned Out Rs 16.5 Crore From Nainital Bank Noida Branch

July 15, 2024 admin

Nainital Bank’s IT manager filed a complaint with the police (File) New Delhi: In a major cyber heist, over Rs 16 crore was cleaned out of Nainital Bank’s Noida branch after its servers were hacked and money was transferred to 89 different accounts. Cybercriminals entered the bank’s Real Time Gross Settlement, or RTGS, channel by…

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Noida Man Duped Of Rs 35 Lakh By Cyber Thugs, Gets Back Rs 18 Lakh: Cops

May 22, 2024 admin

The Noida man was defrauded on the pretext of investment in the share market. (Representational) Noida: Greater Noida resident who was duped of around Rs 35 lakh by cyber thugs has got back Rs 18 lakh, police said on Wednesday. The 71-year-old resident of Alpha 2 was defrauded on the pretext of investment in the…

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Karnataka Retired Engineer Duped Of Rs 1.6 Crore By Cyber Fraudsters

May 9, 2024 admin

The alleged transactions happened between May 2-6, the police said. (Representational) Mangaluru: A retired engineer was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.6 crore by frauds here who asked for “caution money” to ward off a possible probe by a central investigative agency, police said on Thursday. The accused, posing as employees of an international courier service,…

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Chennai Woman Warns Against “Aadhaar Misuse” Scam

March 6, 2024 admin

Similar cyber scams have been reported very frequently over the past few months. After two Gurugram residents were duped of nearly Rs 2 crore by cyberfraudsters, a marketing professional from Chennai on Tuesday said she received a similar scam call claiming her Aadhaar number was used to send drugs to Thailand. In a series of…

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Maharashtra Cabinet Gives Nod For Rs 837 Crore Project To Deal With Cyber Crimes

September 6, 2023 admin

The project aims to bring all modern technologies under one umbrella, government said. Mumbai: The Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod for a Rs 837 crore cyber safety project to deal with cyber crimes in the state. The project aims to bring all modern technologies under one umbrella, which will also include a control…

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