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Police said many gangs based in other states are targeting people desperately looking for Covid medicines.
Published on May 12, 2021 03:53 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Billionaire Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry’s daughter loses money in cyber fraud
According to Colaba police station, Laila Rustom Jehangir, who resides in Dubai, had authorised her father Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry to manage the account on her behalf.
Updated on Sep 23, 2020 01:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Vijay Kumar Yadav
Facebook ‘friend’ cheats Mumbai nurse of Rs 17.5 lakh in cyber fraud
The alleged doctor lured the victim under the pretext of sending her expensive gifts and jewelleries worth Rs 49 lakh, and made her pay Rs 17.5 lakh for clearance of the gift parcel at the airport thus defrauding her.
Updated on Sep 07, 2020 04:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Vijay Kumar Yadav
Mumbai Police says use COD for buying liquor, lists 73 bogus numbers of fraudsters
The police authorities also urged consumers to only opt for the cash on delivery (CoD) option and not to make any payment online until the liquor is home delivered.
Updated on May 29, 2020 06:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Jayprakash S Naidu
Indian origin man among 3 jailed for cyber fraud in UK
The police said the case focuses on a long-term cyber fraud and money laundering operation committed by a sophisticated criminal group between January 2016 and January 2019. The group used malicious software to infiltrate computers, enabling them to access the bank accounts of individuals and businesses.
Updated on Dec 05, 2019 07:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
Mumbai man loses Rs 5 lakh to cyber fraud for availing Rs 12 lakh lottery money
According to police, the complainant had ordered a bedsheet from an online shopping portal Naaptol. In July, he received a letter from the portal, stating he had won a lottery ticket and was asked to pay money to avail of it.
Updated on Sep 02, 2019 06:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Jayprakash S Naidu, Mumbai
Maharashtra’s new anti-phishing portal acts on 197 plaints within 3 months
Till mid-June, Maharashtra cyber department’s anti-phishing portal received a total of 218 complaints and has managed to take action against 197 phishing portals, mobile numbers used for vishing calls, fake matrimonial profiles, etc.
Updated on Jun 24, 2019 02:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Jayprakash S Naidu, Mumbai
Tanzanian national wanted in cyber fraud in Kerala, arrested at Mumbai Airport after 3 years
The accused had allegedly cheated a woman from Ernakulum, Kerala, in 2016. He left the country after committing the crime.
Published on Mar 06, 2019 10:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | HT Correspondent, Mumbai
Mumbai resident calls bogus e-payment firm helpline, cheated of Rs 45,000
The 43-year-old called spoke to a fraudster posing as a customer care executive and was made to download app that revealed card details
Updated on Jan 25, 2019 07:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayprakash S Naidu, Mumbai
Mumbai man dials ‘RBI helpline’ to change demonetised currency, loses Rs 48,000
Realising that he had been duped, Vijaykumar Marwa approached the Malad police station. An FIR was filed on January 6.
Updated on Jan 15, 2019 12:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Jayprakash S Naidu, Mumbai
Woman cop suspended for alleged harassment of cyber-crime victim
The victim of cyber fraud said that Rs 1 lakh was fraudulently taken from his bank account by fraudsters posing as bank officials and he was made to run from one police station to another for two days before his complaint was registered.
Published on Dec 18, 2018 03:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ranchi | HT Correspondent, Ranchi
Woman befriends foreign national on social media, duped of Rs 7 lakh
Police have arrested a man from Ivory Coast in connection with the crime. His preliminary interrogation revealed that he was part of an organised syndicate of cyber cheats.
Updated on Dec 17, 2018 01:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Microsoft files complaint alleging cyber fraud by fake call centres in Gurugram
According to the complaint, these call centres were allegedly conning unsuspecting people under the garb of providing “technical support” using Microsoft’s name.
Updated on Nov 29, 2018 11:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Pavneet Singh Chadha, Gurugram
Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar adminstration attaches properties of 566 gangsters
The action has been taken against 150 criminal gangs, including 566 persons who have been booked by the police since May 1, 2017.
Published on Sep 27, 2018 05:07 PM IST
Noida | Press Trust of India
Trapped during hunt for spouse online
96 cases filed between 2015 and 2018; only 43 of those solved; cops ask customers to be cautious
Updated on Sep 19, 2018 12:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayprakash S Naidu, Mumbai
Gurugram Police cyber cell flooded with applications for its summer internship
The annual internship programme by the city’s force will provide 100 students from law and technology backgrounds, intensive exposure to cyber security, and help them develop tools to assist law enforcement agencies against cyber crime and bullying.
Updated on Jun 01, 2018 12:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Naina Arora, New Delhi