Indian citizens have suffered significant financial losses due to cybercriminal activities between January and April 2024, with losses exceeding Rs 1,750 crore. The Vizag Police Commissioner reported that a deep crime syndicate run by Chinese companies is targeting unemployed and vulnerable Indian youth through scams involving dating, stock markets, and data entry jobs in Bangkok and Singapore. Additionally, cybercrime police have issued an advisory about the rise in courier frauds, commonly known as 'FedEx frauds'. Victims of online job scams in Cambodia have been forced to target wealthy Indians, and India has reported 7,000 daily online fraud complaints in early 2024. Pensioners in the UK have also been significantly affected, with more than £28.7 million lost to courier fraud in the last year, according to the City of London Police. A 26-year-old software engineer from Bengaluru lost ₹31.3 lakh from her bank accounts due to a courier scam.
Australians are being urged to watch out for one specific type of scam, after a total $15.5m was lost last year. https://t.co/6e8YKQ90og
Home Minister Amit Shah highlighted the significant increase in cyber fraud complaints https://t.co/RQFLVkcHcz
#Cybercrime Alert: India Reports 7000 Daily Online Fraud Complaints in Early 2024 https://t.co/E9COc3VYLD
A 26-year-old software engineer from Cox Town in Bengaluru lost ₹31.3 lakh from her bank accounts after becoming a victim of a courier scam and being “ digitally arrested” by cybercrooks. https://t.co/JavnAuZ7jy
#COURIERFRAUD | Pensioners are being urged to be vigilant after data revealed that more than £28.7 million was lost to courier fraud in the last year. To read the full release, visit our website: https://t.co/vXBvZiyE4h https://t.co/P46Qht9oqN
More than £28.7 million was lost to courier fraud in the last year as scammers targeted pensioners, City of London Police said on Tuesday Victims lost an average of £20,032 to the scams, where fraudsters pose as police officers or bank officials and trick householders into https://t.co/LiSOxF8s94
#COURIERFRAUD | Pensioners are being urged to be vigilant after data revealed that more than £28.7m was lost to courier fraud in the last year. In the West Midlands, there were 46 reports of courier fraud in the last year, totalling £283,281. More 👉 https://t.co/soYziPmFA6 https://t.co/ML8be3E1gr
Cybercrime Alert: India Reports 7000 Daily Online Fraud Complaints in Early 2024 https://t.co/E9COc3VYLD
Victims of online job scams were forced to target rich Indians, say youth rescued from #Cambodia #JobsScam @Parikshitl https://t.co/yMqw5CWCkF
Sabka Number Ayega? Rs 1775 crore lost to scams in 4 months! THIS region surpasses Jamtara in cybercrimes https://t.co/eGCJbcWjFL
Cybercrime police have issued an advisory urging the public to be cautious of the increasing number of courier frauds popularly known as ‘FedEx frauds’, writes @Harish_Gilai https://t.co/6zlJ8HuLLt
Between January and April 2024, Indian citizens suffered losses exceeding Rs 1,750 crore due to cybercriminal activities. #cybercrime #fraud #cyberfraud #scam https://t.co/niqK95dXI1
Coming up at 5pm | Watch out for scams on dating, stock markets and fancy data entry jobs in Bangkok and Singapore. Vizag Police Commissioner tells CNBC-TV18 that a deep crime syndicate run by Chinese companies is trapping unemployed and vulnerable Indian youth to cheat Indians… https://t.co/Ddxwndkg0M