With enhanced use of cyberspace, frauds committed by fraudsters by masking their identity is also increasing, Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Raipur Poice on Monday arrested four people and busted a gang of fraudsters who allegedly indulged in duping people across the country by posing as customer care executives.
Two fraudsters involved in cheating people on pretext of converting or redeeming their credit card points into rupees were arrested on Tuesday by a team of Cybercrime police, South West District, said the officials.
Five accused have been arrested for forging the Govt IDs of 95 celebrities and eminent citizens to dupe banks of over Rs 90 lakh, said Delhi Police on Friday.
A young lady in Delhi was duped 6 Lakh rupees by fraudsters who were posing as Mumbai Police officers. They said that a fake parcel was being in her name from FedEx Mumbai office. Lady transferred the 6lakh amount due to fear of accounts being blocked. Police has registered the FIR.
Business e-mail compromise (BEC), also known as e-mail account compromise, is the method that fraudsters used to carry out the financial scam. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), BEC is "one of the most financially destructive online crimes."
Mumbai Police on Tuesday apprehended a gang of fraudsters accused of duping traders, by impersonating as food safety officers, police sources informed.
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): A team from Cyber South District Police Station on Saturday apprehended a gang of fraudsters accused of duping a person for Rs 50 lakhs, by impersonating themselves as belonging to Togo Country.
New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI): Cyber Police Station of the North-East District of Delhi busted a syndicate of fraudsters and arrested four persons for allegedly duping a man for money.