"cyber-fraudsters"

The fraudsters even sent letters through WhatsApp purportedly from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Income Tax (IT) Department, to make the claims appear credible.

The scammers obtained the victim's personal details and promised to provide an online job with daily payments.

The arrested cyber fraudster Mohammed Asif Pasha, along with Jahangir, had allegedly siphoned the amount from three bank accounts belonging to a woman Sabiha Sultana and her deceased brother Samiuddin

Victims of cyber frauds can report on the helpline number -1930 or through the national Cyber Crime reporting portal - cybercrime.gov.in.

The arrested Sayed Khaja Hashimuddin, Arafat Khaled Mohiuddin and Mohd Ather Pasha, along with a few other fraudsters had duped a man Ravi, of Rs. 13.16 crores assuring high profits on investments in online trading.

The cyber fraudsters also recruit Telugu-speaking people to target gullible people rural areas of the State

Mohammad Shamim, Abdul Salam and Mohammad Iftikhar all natives of Bihar were arrested for procuring old mobile phones from the public and allegedly supplying it to cyber fraudsters.

The victim recently received a phone call from the fraudster impersonating as a Telecom Department official and accusing the former of being involved in illegal activities.

Luxettipet Inspector Allam Narender said the fraudsters sent a link to the victim’s mobile phone on instant messaging application Telegram, asking him to claim Rs.900 by opening the link.

The victim received a call from an unidentified number stating that he was calling from the bank and that his credit card needs to be updated

Cyber fraudsters are now employing a unique operative style of using Aadhar cards with outdated pictures of children to falsely obtain SIM cards for nefarious activities.

The arrested are Mohammed Ilyas of Kishanbagh, Mohammed Rizwan of Asifnagar and Syed Gulam Askari of Amannagar, Tallabkatta.

Raghu received a call from fraudsters posing as employees from TGNPDCL for verifying his power bill.

According to the police, Bejawada Nagarjuna (36), a resident of APR Homes in Patancheru town, was allegedly lured by one Nadia Kami, whose real identity is not known yet, offering him huge returns in the stock market.

As the government is preparing to launch the crop loan waiver scheme in Telangana, the police have put citizens on high alert, sensing that cyber fraudsters may lure farmers by sending fraudulent links to their phones or on social media.

The Hyderabad cybercrime police blocked the transfer of Rs.28.07 lakh belonging to four persons who were conned into transferring the money to cyber fraudsters.

The man called one of the owners of the shop and ordered samosa and later conned them during payment

Cyber fraudsters downloaded the bank manager’s display photo from his whatsapp account and morphed it as a nude photo.

He has spread awareness by explaining the modus operandi of different kinds of cyber crimes reported in the district and other parts of the state.

Although the victim explained that he stays in Hyderabad, they continued to question him and threaten, said the police.