Mysore/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…
CEN Police alerts public about 5G service scams
October 10, 2022‘Don’t provide OTP to fraudsters who will assure to update Sim cards to 5G network’ Mysore/Mysuru: Cyber crimes have become common in the modern world. Be it on social media or through phone calls, fraudsters wait for a chance to cheat people. Cyber Economic and Narcotics Crime Police Station (CEN), Mysuru, Police Inspector Shabbeer Hussain…
Fraudster cheats man of Rs. 1.98 lakh on the pretext of activating credit card
October 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A fraudster has cheated a businessman of Rs. 1.98 lakh on the pretext of activating his credit card online. The businessman, who was cheated, is 32-year-old K.J. Shreyams of Hotel Sai Vihar Inn and Suites at Nazarbad. Shreyams’ father had received a credit card from Bank of Baroda via speed post. Shreyams received a…
Rs. 5,000 instant loan costs engineer Rs. 19.46 lakh
September 13, 2022Scamsters shame him by circulating morphed photos among friends and relatives Mandya: There has been a steady rise in cases of cyber crime fraud. In yet another incident, a civil engineer from K.R. Pet in Mandya has been cheated, harassed and subjected to illegal extortion of money by agents of an instant loan app. The…
Online fraud: Businessman loses Rs. 1 lakh
August 29, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A fraudster, who had sent a link to a businessman to update PAN Card, has allegedly transferred Rs. 1 lakh from the businessman’s Bank account. The businessman, who lost his money is 52-year-old Basheer Noushad, a resident of Bannimantap 1st Stage in city. The fraudster, who called Basheer over the phone, informed him that…
Online fraud: Head Constable among three cheated of Rs. 7.91 lakh
August 24, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, a Head Constable is among three persons in city, who have lost Rs. 7,91,220 to online fraudsters. In the first case, a Head Constable, who was asked to update his bank account and credit card by downloading Quick Support App, has been cheated of Rs. 48,000. Mohammed Attar, the Head Constable…
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