Loses Rs. 1.6 crore to conmen posing as Mumbai Police officials Mysuru: Cyber criminals have devised a new strategy of swindling money from senior citizens by claiming that their phone number has been used to disseminate obscene advertisements and harassing messages. Mysuru’s Cybercrime, Economic Offences and Narcotics (CEN) Police Station have registered a case after…
Between January and July 2024, 61 cyber crime cases registered in Mysuru city Mysore/Mysuru: A staggering 61 cyber crime cases were registered in the city between January and July 2024, with victims losing a total of Rs. 32 crore to online fraudsters, revealed City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar. Addressing the media at her office yesterday,…
Mysore/Mysuru: In three separate incidents of fraud, two city residents have been deceived into losing Rs. 40,42,779. The victims were duped through sophisticated schemes involving fake officials and fraudulent investment opportunities. Despite awareness by the Police, educated residents fall prey to these scams. In the first case, L.G. Sowmya, an engineer and a resident of…
Mysore/Mysuru: Instances of ‘digital house arrest’ are on the rise, leaving City Police deeply concerned as many cases continue to surface. A 29-year-old female advocate from Bengaluru fell victim to a ‘digital arrest’ scam last week, enduring a harrowing two-day ordeal. Fraudsters coerced her into paying Rs. 14.57 lakh and subjected her to a humiliating…
Mysore/Mysuru: Bengaluru CID (Cyber Crime) Dy.SP K.N. Yeshwanth Kumar delivered lectures at the two-day summit on prevention of cyber crime that took place at Gurugram (formerly Gurgaon) near Delhi on Dec. 19 and 20. The Summit, focusing on Digital Forensics, was organised as part of the 18th anniversary of Data Security Council of India. Yeshwanth…
Scamsters 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…
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