Financial scams targeting Indians

[Bapun]

New thread to share financial scams happening across our country.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1783014709182030150

 

[Siddarth27]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1783040680866070949

 

[iDJ]

This is a long video. But it is eye opening. I have came across scams which I didn't even knew existed.

 

[Siddarth27]

Head of private firm loses ₹72 lakh after being lured into putting SIM in free mobile phone in Bengaluru

Head of private firm loses â¹72 lakh after being lured into putting SIM in free mobile phone

The problem began when he got a call from a man promising a free credit card from a leading private bank.

www.thehindu.com

 

[Bapun]

The police have registered a complaint and a total of ₹12.60 lakh in the bank accounts of the suspects and their associates have been frozen. Police officials aware of the matter said that nearly 72% of the cheated amount has been put on hold.

Gurugram resident duped of ₹15.50 lakh

The police have registered a complaint and a total of ₹12.60 lakh in the bank accounts of the suspects and their associates have been frozen. Police officials aware of the matter said that nearly 72% of the cheated amount has been put on hold.

www.hindustantimes.com

 

[Bapun]

A 48-year-old coaching class owner in Thane district was duped of more than ₹1.88 crore in a share trading scam that started with the membership of a WhatsApp group, police said on Wednesday.

Coaching class owner loses ₹1.88 crore to stock trading WhatsApp group scam

A 48-year-old coaching class owner in Thane district was duped of more than ₹1.88 crore in a share trading scam that started with the membership of a WhatsApp

www.businessinsider.in

 

[Siddarth27]

A 58-year-old officer with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has become the latest victim of a courier scam and lost her savings total worth ₹24.5 lakh to a conman who extorted money posing as police officer from Mumbai.

RBI officer loses â¹24.5 lakh to courier scam

RBI officer loses â¹24.5 lakh in courier scam; police investigating case of cheating and impersonation.

www.thehindu.com

 

[Siddarth27]

IRS Officer duped in online reward points fraud

Income Tax Department officer duped of â¹48.9K in online reward points fraud

A 48-year-old IRS officer with the Income Tax Department lost â¹48,902 to an online reward points fraud.

www.thehindu.com

 

[Sumanth]

A Hyderabad doctor lost money to parcel scam. Here is the number to report incidents of parcel scam.

Hyderabad doctor loses ₹48 lakh in parcel scam, said Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police. Report incidents of parcel scam to 1930 or cybercrime.gov.in.

www.thehindu.com

 

[Bapun]

There has been a rise in incidents where elderly, high-income individuals, and women are being targeted by scamsters over phone claiming to be representatives of courier companies. City Police Commissioner urges the public to exercise caution when communicating with people over phone.

In five months, over 1,300 cases of FedEx fraud reported across T.N.

Chennai Police issue advisory on 'FedEx fraud' scam targeting vulnerable individuals, urging caution and immediate reporting of suspicious calls.

www.thehindu.com