Cyberfraud News

The scam uses the famous Amul Girl mascot and the company’s logo to make fake messages look real. These messages claim that customers can get gift vouchers, sometimes worth Rs 5,000 or Rs 6,000, by clicking on a link or completing a survey.

SIM Swap Fraud: Officials of cyber crime branch immediately contacted the nodal officer of the bank concerned and also put the complaint on the NCCRP (National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal) simultaneously. 

As per a news18 report, the Class 9 student hailing from Bihar's Muzaffarpur had visited a local cyber cafe during which he withdrew Rs 500 from a nearby ATM. However, once the transaction was over, and much to his shock, he found a staggering Rs 87.65 crore in his account balance.

The Bengaluru woman, who was a lawyer, was blackmailed and threatened for stripping online in the guise of carrying out narcotic test.

However, experts raised alarm over the move saying that this may lead to fraud from buyers and may affect digital payments negatively as shopkeepers may become wary of taking payments digitally for amounts exceeding Rs 2,000

Nithin Kamath has warned about a widely prevalent new scam. He shares the story about his colleague getting call from imposter. Nithin's encounter with this fraudulent scheme serves as a rallying cry for increased awareness and resilience in the face of cybercrime.

Users are advised to stay vigilante regarding these spam calls from international scammers.

The rate of scams has been doubled in the last few years because of increase usage of smartphones and digitisation.

Callers use jobs, insurance and cyber help as topics to cheat people. In some centres, foreigners run the whole company who remain to be apprehended. Fraudulent call centres usually target the unemployed people and lure them easily by promising jobs.

Seven data brokers were arrested from Delhi, police said adding that the accused had been operating through three companies (call centres) in Noida and other places. So far it has been found that the accused sold data to at least 100 fraudsters.

Cybersecurity is a huge challenge for India. Scammers are using ingenious and creative ways to lure innocent people. CERT-In observing awareness month to aware people regarding cyber threats.

the government cyber agency warned that free gift offers can be a trick by Chinese websites to steal users' confidential information. Fake messages are in circulation on various social media platforms. These attack campaigns can effectively jeopardise the privacy and security of sensitive customer data.