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…
Cyber Crimes on the rise: Call 1930
April 16, 2024Mysore/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…
Bengaluru Dy.SP K.N. Yeshwanth Kumar delivers lecture at Cyber Crime Summit
December 21, 2023Mysore/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…
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…
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