"cyber-frauds"

In recent months, there has been an alarming surge in the number of scam calls targeting citizens. Those who are gullible become victims of online frauds and end up losing everything from money to identity.

Director, TGSCB, Shikha Goel, said in an operation lasting for over a fortnight, four teams of the TGSCB with assistance of the Rajasthan police raided several places and caught 27 persons

The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) Hyderabad team arrested Priyanka Shivkumar Siddu (30), on charges of sending jobs aspirants to Cambodia and engaging them in cybercriminal activities

The Prime Minister also asked the regulators to take more measures to stop cyber frauds and further increase digital literacy among people.

Hyderabad CP, K Sreenivas Reddy said the 36 persons were involved in around 1,000 cyber frauds cases, which were registered across the country including 150 cases in Telangana

The arrested persons Rampilla Konda Rao and Rampilla Chandrasekhar Azad, both Directors of M/s Ricky Software Tech Private Limited lured victims through social media to invest in the online trading, said Shikha Goel, Director TGCSB.

Of the total amount, Rs. 36.8 crore has been refunded in the Cyberabad commissionerate, making it as the top unit in terms of refunds processed.

She said Telangana is known for being the first State in the country with a fully operational 1930 Helpline managed by the TGCSB, and continues to lead in freezing and reclaiming victims' money from fraudsters' bank accounts.

Police constables Shravan Kumar and Jyothi raised understanding of kids over various services offered by the SHE team.

ACP said that India was one of the fastest growing countries in the world in terms of digitisation and technological advancement.

The cyber fraudsters after obtaining the database of those keen on investing in the share market are contacting them through WhatsApp and directing them to telegram groups or website.

Around 650 cyber fraud cases pertained to investment fraud with the amount lost said to be around Rs 22.60 crore followed by 672 cases of customer care fraud (Rs 5.6 crore) and 572 cases of advertisement fraud (Rs 4.90 crore)

Cybercrime officials say people who were duped on social media and e-commerce platforms are not taking legal help, and don't seriously until a considerable amount is siphoned off from their bank accounts.

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Hyderabad: The image of a betel nut chewing, evil looking character behind those shady calls trying to extract your personal data from you is changing. Two recent raids by the Cyberabad Cybercrime Police have revealed that cyber fraudsters have become as sophisticated, organised and entrepreneurial as any other IT firm. From recruiting and training tele-callers […]

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Hyderabad: A woman from the city lost Rs 5.70 lakh to cyber fraudsters. The victim, a resident of Punjagutta, had two credit cards of a private bank and recently found that someone else used the cards and spent about Rs. 5.70 lakh. After checking with the financial institution about the transactions, she approached the Cybercrime […]

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Cyberabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar said instances of people falling prey to cyber fraudsters had increased with conmen calling up victims over phones