online fraud

New Delhi, April 11 The Delhi Police has arrested three individuals for their alleged involvement in a Rs 10 lakh online investment fraud, an official said on Saturday.The case was registered on February 2 this year based on a complaint by Amit Kumar Jain, a resident of Subash Park in...

New Delhi, April 10 – The Delhi Police have busted an organized interstate cyber fraud syndicate involved in cheating people by offering overseas jobs and visa services, police said on Friday.According to officials, the action was initiated following a complaint received on the National Cyber...

New Delhi, April 10 – The Cyber Police Station in Delhi's South-West district has busted a major network involved in fake loan app fraud under Operation Cyhawk 4.0, arresting two more accused and uncovering links to virtual numbers originating from Pakistan and Bangladesh, officials said on...

Noida, April 9 – Police in Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, have achieved a major success in their crackdown on cybercrime, with the Cyber Crime Police Station team arresting 16 individuals on Thursday for operating a fake call center in Sector-16, Noida.The gang used paid online...

New Delhi, April 9 Two men have been arrested for allegedly running an online cyber fraud scheme involving over ₹3.60 crore, using mule bank accounts and a social media application, police said on Thursday.The accused have been identified as Ram Avtar Singh, a resident of Agra, and Vikrant...

New Delhi, April 9 Four cyber fraudsters have been arrested for allegedly running a multi-city racket to defraud people by posing as travel agents offering discounted air tickets, an official said on Thursday.The police recovered Rs 47 lakh in cash and a Mercedes S-Class car, among other...

Gandhinagar, April 9 – The increasing reliance on proactive policing and advanced technology to combat cyber crime was emphasized during a high-level review of Gujarat's 'Cyber Centre of Excellence', chaired by the State Director General of Police (DGP), K.L.N. Rao, in Gandhinagar.The meeting...

New Delhi, April 9 Two nationals from Africa have been arrested for their alleged involvement in an international cyber fraud scheme that allegedly defrauded victims across multiple states of over Rs 50 lakh, police said on Thursday.The accused allegedly impersonated women on online platforms...

Noida, April 7 Noida Cyber Crime Police arrested four alleged cyber fraudsters in Sector 76 on Tuesday for duping foreign nationals by posing as "tech support" providers, an officer said.Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber Crime) Shavya Goyal said the accused posed as technical support agents...

Jaipur, April 7 In a unique initiative, judges across Rajasthan visited classrooms on Tuesday to educate students on cybersecurity, highlighting the growing risks in the digital age.Judicial officers from districts including Jaipur, Kota, and Ajmer visited schools to explain common cyber fraud...

Bengaluru, April 4 Police have registered a cyber fraud case after several people were allegedly duped through a fake website offering IPL tickets for matches scheduled in the city.Electronic City Division DCP M Narayana said on Saturday that fraudsters created a website that looked like the...

Colombo, April 3 At least 152 foreigners, mostly Chinese, were arrested in connection with an online financial scam and have been remanded in custody until April 9, police said on Friday.The group, which includes 133 Chinese, 13 Vietnamese and Taiwanese, Bangladeshis, and Malaysians, was...

Thane, March 29 A 29-year-old woman from Mumbra in Maharashtra's Thane district was allegedly cheated of ₹6.75 lakh by a man posing as an NRI on a matrimonial website, police said on Sunday.Based on a complaint, the Mumbra police registered an FIR against Adnan Ahmed and an unidentified woman...

Hoshiarpur (Punjab), March 28 Police have registered a case following a reported online fraud of approximately Rs 17.52 lakh from the bank accounts of a retired Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officer in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, officials said on Saturday.According to officials at the...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasized that maintaining economic and trade stability, ensuring energy security, protecting the interests of citizens, and strengthening industry and supply chains remain the government's top priorities amid the evolving situation in West Asia.Mr. Modi...

Mumbai, March 25 An 78-year-old woman in Mumbai lost over Rs 25 lakh online after a fraudster gained access to her mobile phone, claiming to be changing the name on her electricity bill as requested by her, police said on Wednesday.The victim lives in the Four Bungalows area in Andheri, a...

New Delhi, March 23 Two individuals have been arrested for allegedly defrauding a Delhi resident of over Rs 21 lakh under the pretext of high-return online investments and prepaid services, police said on Monday.The police have arrested Narender, 24, and Prem Prakash alias Lovely, 38, both...

Amaravati, March 22 – A member of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly has lost Rs 12 lakh in an online fraud, police said.Cybercriminals allegedly duped Chirri Balaraju, the MLA from Polavaram.The legislator from the Jana Sena Party (JSP) received a WhatsApp message containing a link in the name of...

Mumbai, March 17 A total of 2,163 cybercrimes related to investment scams were registered in Maharashtra last year, leading to the arrest of 455 accused, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis informed the state assembly on Tuesday.The state has stepped up measures to combat cyber fraud...

Kochi, March 14 The Kochi city cyber police have recovered over Rs 1 crore stolen from an 81-year-old man through a "digital arrest" online fraud.The incident occurred in November last year when the elderly man was defrauded of around Rs 1.30 crore in a digital arrest scam, where fraudsters...