The Tamil Nadu Police registered FIRs against unidentified fraudsters for allegedly siphoning off over ₹1 crore from several residents of Coimbatore through a series of cyber scams.
They have been urged to stay vigilant against cyber fraudsters who are making fake phone calls and sending SMS/WhatsApp messages in the name of Railway officials, seeking personal and financial details on the pretext of PPO updates, KYC verification, and additional pension benefits.
Cyber fraudsters posing as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers digitally "arrested" a 71-year-old retired official of Uttarakhand Jal Nigam and duped him of Rs 64.65 lakh, police said.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 28: As day-to-day aspects of life have moved online, cybercrime is becoming increasingly frequent and sophisticated, with fraudsters leveraging social engineering, data misuse, and impersonation tactics to target individuals.
According to police, on October 16, 2025, a case vide FIR No. 13/25 under sections 318(4)/319 BNS was registered based on a complaint received at Cyber PS/NED. The complainant, Gaurav Sharma (55 years), reported that he was cheated of ₹12,50,445 by unknown persons on the pretext of invest
According to police, a 77-year-old NRI woman, a resident of Greater Kailash-II, reported that she was targeted by fraudsters posing as officials of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The incident allegedly took place between December 24, 2025, and January 9, 2026.
Be alert, as a routine phone call or an innocent delivery update could quietly hand over control of your most sensitive digital information to a fraudster.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday held a 'Janata Darshan' at the Gorakhnath Temple premises, where he personally heard grievances from around 250 people from different districts of the state and directed officials to take strict action against those involved in frau
In a recent crackdown, the Delhi Police have apprehended a fraudster involved in cheating people on the pretext of providing job opportunities. The accused has been identified as 35-year-old Rohit Mishra, resident of Aditya World City, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
The southeast district of Delhi Police has busted 10 fraudsters in the case of an International digital fraud and extortion. The accused are detained from several states, including Delhi, Mumbai, Kerala, Odisha, Punjab and more. They uncovered more than Rs. 50 crore fraud amount upon inve
Speaking to ANI on Friday, Dandotiya said, "Fraudsters deceived a woman by claiming that money from a terrorist organisation in Jammu and Kashmir had been laundered into her account. They cheated her out of Rs 29,70,000. The elderly woman had recently returned to India after visiting her
The Supreme Court on Monday issued strong directions in the suo moto (self-initiated) case with regard to 'digital-arrests' committed by cyber criminals and fraudsters across the country.