A man from Kerala has become the victim of a cyber fraud, losing a staggering amount of Rs 4.05 crore over a two-and-a-half-month period. The scam reportedly originated through a message received on WhatsApp.The victim, a 45-year-old man from Tripunithura, received a message on WhatsApp from someone posing as a representative of a well-known financial…
NEW DELHI: A model was reportedly held hostage digitally by cybercriminals for two hours and lost Rs 99,000, police revealed on Wednesday.Shivankita Dixit, who claims herself as a former Femina Miss India, West Bengal 2017, reported the incident to authorities. Dixit received a WhatsApp call on Tuesday from individuals claiming to be CBI officers, assistant…
77-yr-old Mumbai woman kept under ‘digital arrest’ for a month. The complainant, a homemaker, lives with her retired husband (75) in the city while her two children are abroad. MUMBAI: In perhaps the longest ‘digital detention’ in the city by cyber fraudsters posing as law enforcers, a 77-year-old south Mumbai woman was kept under ‘digital…
A Bengaluru techie lost Rs 4.5 lakh in a gift card scam after receiving a fraudulent WhatsApp message, seemingly from his boss. He bought and shared Apple voucher codes, later discovering the scam through HR. An FIR was filed, and police have begun investigating. Victims face challenges as Apple support operates only during weekdays. A…
A one-hour video recording of a “digital arrest” scam has gone viral, offering a glimpse into the tactics employed by these fraudsters. The video, featuring a journalist targeted by the scammers, serves as a warning for the public to remain vigilant against such online threats. Watch: How the scam takes place An investigative journalist from…
