ALLAHABAD: In 50% of the instances reported from the district cyber fraudsters duped other people by way of posing as bank officers and satisfied them to show their ATM PIN and bank main points, mentioned SP (crime) Manoj Kumar Awasthi on Wednesday.
“In more than 50% of fraud instances registered below sections 65 and 66 of the Information Technology (IT) Act in Allahabad, other people were duped by way of cyber fraudsters claiming to be calling from a bank or a financial institution. The fraudsters talked the sufferers into revealing their account main points and ATM PIN.”
Awasthi mentioned as many as 152 instances registered below sections 65 and 66 of IT Act were pending with the crime branch of the district police.
He additionally mentioned that most pending instances below IT Act concerned internet fraud, on-line buying groceries and other people being duped by way of fraudsters claiming to be calling from their bank.
Majority of the instances registered below IT Act were reported from Colonelganj, Dhoomanganj, and Civil Lines police stations and 30% of the sufferers of cyber frauds were women and retired executive officers.
There were numerous instances during which miscreants tried to defame other people by way of creating fake email ids or Facebook accounts or even reserving tickets from the an individual’s account to misinform police officers.
Awasthi mentioned that the district police had formed 3 particular cyber teams to concentrate on Facebook frauds, ATM\bank fraud and cellular frauds one by one.
“Department has additionally determined to release an awareness marketing campaign among masses appealing them not to percentage their bank or ATM main points with anyone” informed SP.
“In more than 50% of fraud instances registered below sections 65 and 66 of the Information Technology (IT) Act in Allahabad, other people were duped by way of cyber fraudsters claiming to be calling from a bank or a financial institution. The fraudsters talked the sufferers into revealing their account main points and ATM PIN.”
Awasthi mentioned as many as 152 instances registered below sections 65 and 66 of IT Act were pending with the crime branch of the district police.
He additionally mentioned that most pending instances below IT Act concerned internet fraud, on-line buying groceries and other people being duped by way of fraudsters claiming to be calling from their bank.
Majority of the instances registered below IT Act were reported from Colonelganj, Dhoomanganj, and Civil Lines police stations and 30% of the sufferers of cyber frauds were women and retired executive officers.
There were numerous instances during which miscreants tried to defame other people by way of creating fake email ids or Facebook accounts or even reserving tickets from the an individual’s account to misinform police officers.
Awasthi mentioned that the district police had formed 3 particular cyber teams to concentrate on Facebook frauds, ATM\bank fraud and cellular frauds one by one.
“Department has additionally determined to release an awareness marketing campaign among masses appealing them not to percentage their bank or ATM main points with anyone” informed SP.
50% cyber fraudsters pretend as bank staff: Cops
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