WhatsApp fraud

Hyderabad: Rachakonda police on Sunday issued a fresh warning about rising cyber scams. Fraudsters are targeting youth through fake marriage and live-in offers on WhatsApp and other social media platforms. The police, through their…
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Hyderabad: A Hyderabad-based manufacturing firm lost ₹25 lakh after a cyber fraudster impersonated its Managing Director (MD) on WhatsApp and tricked a senior employee into transferring funds. The scam came to light after the real MD, who…
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Hyderabad: Cybercriminals dupe the CFO of a tea business owned by an Andhra Pradesh MP by impersonating the politician on WhatsApp. The scammers tricked the CFO, Srinivasulu, into transferring ₹92 lakh across 11 transactions, claiming it…
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Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cybercrime Police arrested a 34-year-old man from Visakhapatnam in connection with a ₹43 lakh IPO allotment fraud. The accused, Bobbari Srinivasa Rao, was involved in at least 19 cases across India, including two in…
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Hyderabad: Cyber fraudsters posing as stock broking advisers swindled ₹3.2 crore from a businesswoman in Hyderabad’s Gandhi Nagar, luring her with false investment returns on WhatsApp. On May 28, the woman received a link on WhatsApp,…
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Hyderabad: Cyber fraudsters used a photograph of a Saudi Arabia-based relative to cheat a 37-year-old man from the city, police said. Scammers copied the WhatsApp display picture of the victim’s nephew, who lives in Saudi Arabia, and used…
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Hyderabad: A 50-year-old resident of Saidabad has reportedly lost ₹74.30 lakh to an elaborate online investment scam operated through fake platforms posing as "Citadel" and "Axis Securities." According to the complaint filed with the…
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