Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, two women senior citizens have been cheated to the tune of Rs. 8,99,700 by online fraudsters. In the first case, a 60-year-old woman, who was sent a link to pay her electricity bill, has been cheated of Rs. 5 lakh by the fraudsters. The woman, who was cheated, is V. Usha…
Mysore/Mysuru: A miscreant, who befriended a woman online, has cheated her to the tune of Rs. 15 lakh on the pretext of sending her gifts from abroad. The woman, who has been cheated, is 32-year-old S. Bhuvaneshwari, a resident of Ashokapuram in city. About 20 days back, the miscreant, who made friends with the woman,…
Scammers lure another man to invest in gold trading and siphon off Rs. 22.96 lakh Mysore/Mysuru: The online task scam or part-time job scam is spreading and many people in the city and nearby areas have reported losing money after falling for a part-time job offer, they received online. The scammers are contacting people through…
Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, four from city have lost a total of Rs. 9,67,229 to online fraudsters. In the first case, a 45-year-old woman has lost Rs. 6,24,500 to an online fraudster. The woman, who lost her money, is Roopa, a resident of Saraswathipuram in city. One Anand, who called Roopa on her mobile phone,…
Mysore/Mysuru: Online fraudsters, who had sent a message to a senior citizen to upload Know Your Customer (KYC) form, have illegally withdrawn Rs. 3.23 lakh from the senior citizen’s Bank accounts. The senior citizen, who has been cheated is 83-year-old T.R. Doreswamy, a resident of Kuvempunagar. Doreswamy received a message on his mobile phone from…
Newly introduced CEIR of DoT used to track stolen devices Mysore/Mysuru: Making optimum use of newly incorporated Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) software of Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Cyber, Economics and Narcotics (CEN) Crime Police of the city have recovered 15 mobile phones worth about Rs. 3 lakh, stolen in various cases recently. City Police…
By B.N. Pramodh In recent years, we have seen a lot of cases being reported for online bank fraud. According to NCRB (National Crime Records Bureau), there’s a decline in online bank fraud in India, with reported cases dropping from 160 crore in 2020-21 to 128 crore in 2021-22, but it is important to note…
Mysore/Mysuru: Three persons including two students have been duped of Rs. 61,837 by online fraudsters. While the students were cheated after luring them into investing by promising high profits, another person was cheated on the pretext of getting his PAN card updated. The students, who have been duped are 23-year-old P. Ganesh of Vijayanagar 3rd…
He was blackmailing her and had uploaded her photos on his WhatsApp status Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru District Cyber Economic and Narcotics Crime (CEN) Police have arrested a man on charges of clicking private photos of a woman after making her drink sedative-laced juice and then uploading the photo to his WhatsApp status. The accused has been…
Engineer loses Rs. 1,19,960 to fraudster Mysore/Mysuru: A miscreant, in the guise of Army personnel, has cheated a house owner of Rs. 2.40 lakh online on the pretext of giving him advance for the house. The house owner is H.S. Chandan, a Software Engineer and a resident of Hebbal 2nd Stage in city. Chandan had…
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