Mysore/Mysuru: UPI or Unified Payments Interface has earned popularity for its user-friendliness interface. It is a single platform that brings many banking services and features under one universal roof. However, with the increased number of transactions happening through UPI, there has been a significant rise in the cases of bank fraud. Dhiraj Kumar Chaubey, a…
Cyber crime surge: 3,500 cases in Mysuru annually
November 13, 2023Estimated money that is involved is Rs. 20 crore; MGP meeting throws light on menace Mysore/Mysuru: Cyber crimes are increasing due to lack of coordination among departments. It is difficult to break into the invincible fort of cyber crimes. Cyber crimes can be prevented only if people do not share their personal details with strangers….
Online frauds: Student among two cheated of Rs. 13.47 lakh
September 11, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, a student is among two persons who have been cheated of Rs. 13,47,000 by online fraudsters. In the first case, 23-year-old S. Akash, a resident of Omkar Layout in J.P. Nagar, received a call from Mob: 85968-13328, where the caller informed him that he was calling on behalf of Shine Company…
Cops hand over 135 cell phones worth Rs. 30 lakh to owners
August 4, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: City Police returned 135 stolen cell phones worth Rs. 30 lakh that were traced through Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal to their owners here last evening. City’s Cyber, Economic and Narcotics (CEN) Crime Police, who assessed the information through CEIR portal and Chatbot (WhatsApp message), succeeded in tracing these cellphones, that were handed…
Air ticket: Two travel agents booked for Rs. 2.3 lakh fraud
July 25, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Cyber, Economic and Narcotics (CEN) Crime Police in Mysuru have booked a case against two of a travel agency in Bengaluru for cheating a client of Rs. 2.3 lakh without booking the flight tickets. Owner of Rising Tour and Travels India, Sai Nagar, Bengaluru, Renuka Devi Rajan and Shivaraju are the accused against…
Miscreants cheat women of lakhs of rupees promising part-time jobs
July 22, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, two women have been cheated of lakhs of rupees by miscreants on the pretext of providing them part-time jobs. In the first case, 29-year-old Vijayalakshmi Nagappa Sirasagi, a resident of Brindavan Layout, received a WhatsApp message pertaining to part-time job, which stated that Rs. 150 will be given for every Mojo…
Online fraudsters cheat lakhs of rupees to innocents
July 15, 2023CEN Cops book cases; Septuagenarian man, engineer and youth among victims Mysore/Mysuru: In three separate cases, fraudsters have cheated several lakhs of rupees to gullible people, by allegedly luring them with attractive offers online. The cases have been registered at Cyber, Economics and Narcotics (CEN) Crime Police Station in the city. K. Chandrashekar, 77 years…
District CEN Police recover 100 stolen mobile phones including one of Sub-Inspector
July 7, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Cyber, Economic and Narcotics (CEN) Crime Police personnel of the district have recovered 100 mobile phones worth about Rs. 18 lakh that were either stolen or lost and have returned the mobile phones to their respective owners. The stolen or lost mobile phones include that of a Sub-Inspector, who had lost it during security…
Online fraud: Man cheated of Rs. 50,000
June 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A stranger, who finalised a house for rent online, has allegedly cheated the house owner by transferring Rs. 50,000 from the latter’s bank account to his account. K.J. Chikkegowda, aged 66 years, of Janata Nagar, who has lodged a complaint at Cyber, Economics and Narcotics (CEN) Crime Police Station has stated that “I had…
Escort service that wasn’t: Man cheated of Rs. 14 lakh
June 15, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A 32-year-old man from Hadinaru village Nanjangud taluk in Mysuru is the latest victim of online escort services who made away with Rs. 14.48 lakh. Even after paying the money, the accused has been demanding more money without any services and had not even gone incommunicado. The District Cyber, Economic and Narcotics (CEN) Crime…
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