Hyderabad Cops File Two Cases in Online Fraud

Hyderabad: Hyderabad cybercrime police registered two cases on Thursday, where one victim lost Rs.12.6 lakh in a trading scam, and another victim was defrauded of Rs.1.1 lakh to an unknown caller.

In the first case, the victim was added into a WhatsApp group which discussed stocks and trading tips. The victim was told about trading, and recommended the victim to invest in stocks in huge amounts. The victim invested Rs.12.6 lakh.

When he could not withdraw the money, he approached the cybercrime police.

In the other case, the victim received a phone call from a man posing as a representative of a national bank’s credit card division, who offered to increase the credit limit and sent the victim a link.

The impersonator urged the victim to fill up his card and banking details on the link. After following his advice, the victim lost Rs. 1,10,000. After realising the caller had stolen the money, the victim contacted the cyber crime police and filed a case.