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The Hindu
5 hours ago
- Business
- The Hindu
Two men from Tiruvannamalai held for online job fraud
The Cyber Crime Police in the West Zone, Greater Chennai City Police has arrested two men who allegedly cheated several persons after receiving money by promising an online part time job. According to police, the complainant is 27 of Virugambakkam. The complainant said she received a Whatsapp message on the mobile phone promising an online part time job for Youtube promotion from an unknown person. Believing the message, the complainant started to complete the tasks assigned by the fraudster for getting high returns. She was then forced to make several payments to bank accounts that were mentioned by fraudsters but she did not receive her money back. She lost ₹3.61 lakh to the fraudsters. After analysing the call records, the Cyber Crime Police traced and arrested two men who have been identified as 28 and 29 of Tiruvannamalai district. Efforts are on to trace other suspects who were involved in the offence. Meanwhile, the Cyber Crime Police in North Zone has arrested a 39-year-old man for the same fraud. The suspect has been identified as 39 of Thirunindravur, Tiruvallur district and he was arrested by the police following a complaint from 27 of Old Washermenpet. The complainant alleged that she had received a call from a person claiming to represent Media Agency Recruitment in February last year. The caller offered an online part-time job that she would earn Rs 200 if she sent screenshots of a few videos. After clicking the links sent by the caller, she joined a group and received a meagre amount as an enumeration. Subsequently, the fraudster promised to get high returns if she invested more. Believing their words, she transferred Rs 4.54 lakh in 49 instalments to bank accounts mentioned by the caller. Later she could not withdraw the money and realised that she was cheated.
The Hindu
3 days ago
- The Hindu
Over ₹22 crore retrieved from cyber fraudsters by city police in five months
The Cyber Crime Police Stations and special cells of Greater Chennai City Police have retrieved over ₹22 crore altogether so far this year in cyber financial fraud cases that were reported in the city limits. To make it easier for people to file complaints, cyber crime cells were set up at the headquarters of each Deputy Commissioners of Police in the city. In addition to them, Cyber Crime Police Stations have been functioning at the offices of Joint Commissioners of Police zonal wise and at the Central Crime Branch to handle the cases relating to cyber crime. A senior police officer said a series of quick steps have been taken by Cyber Crime Police through the cells and police stations such as freezing the accounts of victims so as to prevent the cyber fraudsters from withdrawing further and retrieving money back into the victims' accounts. From May 1 to May 29, the Cyber Crime Police Station in Central Crime Branch has received 26 complaints on financial frauds and quickly retrieved ₹1.57 crore from fraudsters. Similarly ₹14.89 lakh was retrieved from 17 complaints by Cyber Crime Police in North Zone. ₹4 lakh in 25 cases in West Zone, ₹36 lakh in 44 cases, and ₹18 lakh in 32 cases were retrieved. The city police said they have retrieved altogether ₹2.31 crore in the month of May. Between January 1 and May 29, the Cyber Crime Police Station in Central Crime Branch has retrieved over ₹7 crore following 582 complaints lodged with them on financial cyber frauds. Altogether, ₹10.25 crore were retrieved in 1,284 cases that were lodged with all cyber crime police units. Apart from that, ₹36 crore were frozen based on complaints lodged with the Central Crime Branch and orders of the courts. ₹12 crore was retrieved back to victims additionally, said police. City Police Commissioner A. Arun appealed to the public to be careful about high profit investment advertisements, fake investment apps, websites and advised the people not to transfer money into unknown bank accounts. Public are requested to contact Cyber Crime Helpline Number 1930 or register a complaint in in case of any cyber related offences.
The Hindu
3 days ago
- The Hindu
Thoothukudi man held for blackmailing women after befriending them on social media
The Cyber Crime Police of West Zone arrested a 42-year-old man from Thoothukudi for cyber stalking and blackmailing women by creating fake social media handles after collecting their personal photos and other details. Police sources said a 42-year-old woman recently approached the Cyber Crime Police alleging that she was being harassed and blackmailed by one Saravana Vikram after getting acquainted with her on social media. She alleged that he forced her to talk to him over WhatsApp call and share her personal pictures and videos. He also shared pornographic content to her. As he continuously sexually harassed, she blocked his calls and social media handles. However, two years later, he managed to contact her sister on social media page and called her sister to threaten that he would upload morphed obscene videos of the complainant and her daughters on social media platforms if she did not resume her conversation. Hence, she lodged a complaint with the police. He had also threatened to kill her daughters. After analysing call records and social media page details, police traced the suspect 42 of Thoothukudi and arrested him near his house. Police also seized his mobile phone. Police said he had at least nine social media accounts in fictitious names and had stalked several women. He had also threatened them in similar manner, said police.
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Case filed over posts against AIMIM leaders
Hyderabad: A city-based advocate lodged a complaint with the Cyber Crime Police, accusing miscreants of posting defamatory and offensive content about AIMIM leaders, including the Owaisi brothers, on three social media accounts on Facebook and Instagram. Based on this complaint, a case was filed on Monday. According to advocate Aziz Ur Rahman, who filed the complaint, these pages collectively have over 48,000 followers and were publishing morphed images, edited videos and false information about several AIMIM leaders, including Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi and MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi. The advocate requested that the authorities register an FIR under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Information Technology Act. He also urged the immediate removal of the contentious content and the permanent blocking of these pages. "These pages are deliberately creating communal discord and spreading misinformation that could lead to public unrest," Rahman stated in his complaint. The Cyber Crime Police acknowledged the complaint and registered a case under section 356 (defamation) of the BNS and the IT Act.
New Indian Express
27-05-2025
- New Indian Express
Coimbatore entrepreneur duped of Rs 64 lakh online in overseas job scam
COIMBATORE: A woman entrepreneur from Coimbatore has allegedly lost Rs 64 lakh in a sophisticated online scam promising low-cost overseas job placements. The Cyber Crime Police have arrested a 25-year-old man from Gujarat in connection with the fraud and are continuing further investigation. The victim, a resident of RS Puram and director of BiMars Education Limited — a firm that facilitates placements in countries like Ukraine, Croatia, Poland, and Serbia — came across a Facebook advertisement offering international job opportunities at affordable rates. The ad was allegedly posted by the accused, Mohammad Irfan Shaikh (25), son of Mohammad Farid Shaikh, a native of Khambhat in Gujarat's Anand district. Believing his promises, the woman entered into an agreement with a purported company named Sunsteller Private Limited, which police later confirmed to be fictitious. Following the agreement, she transferred around Rs 64 lakh to an ICICI Bank account held by the accused, across multiple transactions. The payments were made in exchange for visa invitations, work permits, and other supporting documentation for her clients seeking jobs abroad. The scam came to light after the applicants attempted to verify their documents at various VFS centres, only to discover they were invalid. Acting on the complaint, the Coimbatore City Cyber Crime Police booked the case under IPC sections 419, 420, 466, 468, 471 and Section 66D of the Information Technology Amendment Act, 2008. Police sources confirmed the arrest of Mohammad Irfan Shaikh and said further investigation is underway to uncover possible accomplices and recover the defrauded amount.
