Mysore/Mysuru: Like many others before him, Jnanesh, a resident of Mysuru, was left astonished when fraudsters managed to siphon off Rs. 25 lakh from him by luring him with the promise of significant cryptocurrency returns. Unlike many victims, however, Jnanesh was fortunate enough to reclaim his money after the investigators from the Cyber Economic and…
Cases of fake customer care number, OTP sharing, part time jobs, quick money, online tasks Mysore/Mysuru: In separate incidents, MLC A.H. Vishwanath’s son, Amith Devarahatti, along with three others, fell victim to online fraudsters, resulting in a total loss of Rs. 35,30,789. In the first case, on July 28 morning, Amith attempted to withdraw cash…
Mysore/Mysuru: A woman was cheated of Rs. 6.9 lakh under the pretext of paying towards the likes for YouTube videos and a case has been registered in this regard at Cyber, Economic and Narcotics (CEN) Crime Police Station in the city. The victim, wife of Sumanth of Hebbal 2nd Stage in the city, received a…
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Online fraudsters, who had sent a message to a senior citizen to upload Know Your Customer (KYC) form, have illegally withdrawn Rs. 3.23 lakh from the senior citizen’s Bank accounts.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…
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