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August 6, 2025, 08:04 PM - 3 min read
TRAI has issued an advisory warning citizens against rising scams involving fake calls, forged IDs, and threats falsely made in its name. It urges prompt reporting and caution.
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August 1, 2025, 04:41 PM - 2 min read
Posing as law enforcement officials, the fraudsters threatened him”, leaving him terrified and unaware that he was being trapped in a scam.
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March 29, 2025, 02:00 PM - 4 min read
An elderly couple in Karnataka took their own lives after losing Rs 50 lakh to cyber fraud. Deceived by scammers posing as officials, they were coerced into handing over their savings. Overcome with financial distress and societal pressure, they ended their lives, leaving behind a heartbreaking suicide note.
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January 5, 2025, 09:57 PM - 2 min read
Content creator Ankush Bahuguna shared his experience of being subjected to a "digital arrest," where he was isolated from friends and family and pressured into compliance under the threat of severe consequences.
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December 23, 2024, 08:01 PM - 3 min read
According to his complaint, the man received a call from someone claiming to be a police officer, alleging that his Aadhaar details were being used to open bank accounts for money laundering.
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November 29, 2024, 09:26 PM - 2 min read
Five individuals have been arrested for their involvement in the racket, which operated in coordination with a gang in China. However, the mastermind remains at large. The prime suspect, Parth Gopani, is believed to be in Cambodia.
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November 26, 2024, 10:29 PM - 3 min read
The trouble started when the woman got a WhatsApp call claiming that a parcel she supposedly sent to Taiwan had been seized by authorities.
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November 15, 2024, 08:22 AM - 2 min read
A retired engineer was duped of over Rs 10 crore by fraudsters who kept him under “digital arrest” for hours in his Delhi home. The scam, reportedly orchestrated from abroad, included threats against the victim’s children.
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June 30, 2024, 11:53 AM - 2 min read
Lucknow’s cyber unit has made its first “digital arrest” by apprehending three criminals posing as “CBI officers” to lure people, officials reported. This group used the ‘digital arrest’ scam to defraud a woman of Rs 2.71 crore and a man of Rs 43 lakh.
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