Cyberabad Police arrest 10 persons from multiple States in cyber fraud cases
Cyberabad Police have arrested 10 individuals linked to various cyber fraud cases in a recent operation. The arrests were made in connection with a digital arrest fraud and multiple trading fraud cases, with significant amounts of money involved. Authorities have issued warnings to the public about scams involving impersonation of law enforcement officials.
- ▪Ten individuals were arrested in connection with five cybercrime cases detected between May 6 and May 14.
- ▪The fraudsters impersonated officials from the Anti-Terrorist Squad, cheating a victim of ₹60 lakh.
- ▪Police processed 514 refund orders in 64 cases, returning ₹1,59,20,852 to victims.
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The cyber crimes wing of the Cyberabad Police arrested 10 accused in connection with five cybercrime cases detected between May 6 and May 14 in a coordinated crackdown on interstate cyber fraud networks operating across India.Officials said the four arrests were linked to a ‘digital arrest’ fraud, four were related to three trading fraud cases, and two in the coordinated 'Operation Crackdown'.In the ‘digital arrest’ case alone, fraudsters cheated a victim of ₹60 lakh by impersonating officials from the Anti-Terrorist Squad and threatening legal action through fabricated allegations involving money laundering and terrorism related activities.
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