Cybercrimes in Rachakonda traced to cheats ‘trained’ in Jharkhand’s Jamtara
HYDERABAD: Rachakonda cybercrime cops stated 99 per cent of bank loan victims were literate. Among them, 60 per cent were housewives and employed men, and the rest were youth. Cybercrime teams conducting awareness programmes seems to have had little effect.
“Our cybercrime team has been conducting awareness camps at educational institutes, colonies, government and private establishments, '' said S. Harinath, Rachakonda ACP (cybercrimes). Police had also up banners, alerted Whatsapp groups and counselled the general public.
Harinath said 90 per cent of the victims who came to lodge complaints of cyberfraud said they had attended awareness programmes but were mesmerised by the sweet-talk of the fraudsters.
A cybercrime officer said, “I suggest everyone should watch ‘Jamtara: Sabka Number Ayega’ that shows how these fraudsters operate from Jamtara district in Jharkhand.”
It was claimed that cybercrime fraudsters from China and Nigeria were conducting online classes and selling advanced software and creating a new generation of cyberfraudsters at Jamtara. “The fraudsters get support from Maoists, sources alleged.
There was a high demand for women with fluency in English in Jamtara, sources said. The women were needed to speak to their targets over the phone and persuade them to give up their data.
It is almost impossible to nail these fraudsters, claimed Bidva, a former Maoist leader.
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The public should take advantage of online banking and not respond to mails, SMS of online loan apps. I suggest everyone watch ‘Jamtara: Sabka Number Ayega’
Rachakonda cybercrime police official
90 per cent of the victims who came to lodge complaints of cyberfraud said they had attended awareness programmes but were mesmerised by the sweet-talk of the fraudsters.
S. Harinath
ACP, cybercrime, Rachakonda