Mysore/Mysuru: A youth, who had clicked on a link sent by his friend and invested money, has lost over Rs. 14 lakh to cyber criminals. The youth, who lost his money is 25-year-old Rajesh (name changed), a resident of Siddalingeshwara Nagar in Vijayanagar 3rd Stage. On Apr. 4, Rajesh’s friend had sent a link to…
Mysore/Mysuru: A Mysuru-based company has allegedly been cheated of Rs. 35.94 lakh in an online fraud involving a fake e-mail and forged bank account details. Digital Power Supply, located in Belavadi Industrial Area, manufactures automation products and renewable energy systems. The company regularly imports micro-controllers from a Thailand-based firm and usually transfers payments to an…
Mysore/Mysuru: A woman, who had transferred Rs. 12.65 lakh to her Facebook friend, has been cheated by the so-called friend. A case has been registered at city’s CEN Police Station in this regard. The woman, who was cheated is Geetha (name changed), a resident of Shakthinagar in city. In 2025, a man befriended Geetha on…
Retired officer duped of Rs. 1.10 crore in fake stock market fraud Mysore/Mysuru: In three separate cybercrime incidents involving stock market investment fraud, mobile hacking and a fake credit card offer, unsuspecting residents, including a retired officer, lost nearly Rs. 1.20 crore. All three cases have been registered at the City’s Cyber Economic and Narcotics…
Mysore/Mysuru: A homemaker in Mysuru city searching for overseas employment opportunities for her husband has lost Rs. 37.35 lakh in an elaborate online job scam. A case has been registered at the City Cyber, Economic and Narcotics (CEN) Police Station. According to the complaint, the woman’s husband had been working in England but returned to…
Mysore/Mysuru: A Mysuru resident has been duped of Rs. 17.10 lakh in a well-planned online trading scam. The fraud was carried out through fake investment platforms and was coordinated by multiple individuals. A case has been registered at the City’s Cyber Crime, Economic Offences and Narcotics (CEN) Police Station. According to the Police, the victim…
Mysore/Mysuru: A doctor, attached to a private hospital in city, has filed a complaint alleging that someone had sent obscene photo of his daughter via e-mail to him, his wife, daughter and son-in-law just to harass them. The doctor has lodged a complaint at city’s CEN Police Station in this regard. In his complaint, Dr….
Mysore/Mysuru: Adding to the increasing cyber crimes, a woman has reportedly lost Rs. 26.9 lakh to cyber fraud. In a complaint lodged at City Cyber, Economic Offences and Narcotics (CEN) Police Station, the victim, who resides at Raghavendra Nagar, has stated that she was asked to download an app on her cellphone and invest the…
Trading con: City doctor loses money in 11 days Mysore/Mysuru: In yet another case of online investment fraud, a 29-year-old doctor from the city has lost Rs. 22 lakh to cyber scammers. According to the FIR registered at Cyber Crime, Economic Offences & Narcotics (CEN) Police Station, the victim, identified as Dr. Ramesh (name changed),…
Mysore/Mysuru: Cyber criminals, posing as officers from Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), trapped an elderly couple from Vivekanandanagar in a ‘digital arrest’ scam and cheated them of Rs. 1.50 crore. A case has been registered at the City’s CEN (Cyber Economic and Narcotics) Crime Police Station. On Jan. 2, the fraudsters called via WhatsApp…
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