Uttar Pradesh Cyber Fraud

A neurologist at the SGPGI in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow has fallen victim to an elaborate cyber fraud, losing Rs 2.8 crore to scammers, who kept her under "digital house arrest" for six days posing as officials from the Central Bureau of Investigation

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan has been duped by a cyber fraudster who withdrew $383 from his credit card account.

The Uttar Pradesh Police cybercrime unit has arrested two people involved in running a fraudulent scheme that duped a victim of Rs 48.5 lakh under the pretence of share market trading, officials said on Wednesday.

A joint team of the Cyber Cell and Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested seven members of a gang that had siphoned Rs 120 crore off the bank account of the APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), the police said.

The Uttar Pradesh Police has launched an investigation after a Noida resident found herself at the receiving end of a new cyber fraud trend, wherein she was duped of more than Rs 11 lakh and held under "digital arrest" for a day.

A 38-year-old man with formal education till Class 3 has been arrested by Uttar Pradesh's Cyber Crime police over Rs 1.68 crore fraud with a businessman on the pretext of trade with a Canadian firm, officials said today.

Two Chinese nationals have been arrested from Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida for their alleged involvement in a cyber fraud, officials said on Monday.

Hundreds of fake identity card-printing websites are operating out of Uttar Pradesh and duping people by using their personal information, according to a cyber security research firm.

The Cyber Crime wing of Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday said it has arrested one person in connection with a Rs 1.84-crore cryptocurrency fraud.

With the arrest of one person from Madhya Pradesh, the Cyber Crime wing of Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a pan-India "currency trading" fraud involving fake demat accounts.

Cybercrime cases in India increased by 5 percent in 2021, according to the latest NCRB data. While 52,974 cases were reported, charge sheets were filed in only 33.8 percent of cybercrime cases, accounting for one-third of all cases reported. Over 70 percent of cybercrime cases in the country reported in 2021 were from Assam, Karnataka, Maharashtra...

With the arrest of one person from Noida, the Cyber Cell of Uttar Pradesh police on Wednesday claimed to have busted an online fraud nexus worth Rs 3,000 crore with links in China.

The Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday said it has brought back over Rs 2 crore that was duped from residents across the state by cyber criminals since May this year and asked victims of online fraud to report such cases on 155260 immediately.

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday said it has arrested a Nigerian national for alleged cyber fraud and claimed that he used the proceeds to finance anti-government protests in his home country.

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday said it has arrested two Haryana-based cyber criminals who have allegedly duped several people of around Rs 10 crore.

A neurologist at the SGPGI in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow has fallen victim to an elaborate cyber fraud, losing Rs 2.8 crore to scammers, who kept her under "digital house arrest" for six days posing as officials from the Central Bureau of Investigation

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan has been duped by a cyber fraudster who withdrew $383 from his credit card account.

The Uttar Pradesh Police cybercrime unit has arrested two people involved in running a fraudulent scheme that duped a victim of Rs 48.5 lakh under the pretence of share market trading, officials said on Wednesday.

A joint team of the Cyber Cell and Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested seven members of a gang that had siphoned Rs 120 crore off the bank account of the APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), the police said.

The Uttar Pradesh Police has launched an investigation after a Noida resident found herself at the receiving end of a new cyber fraud trend, wherein she was duped of more than Rs 11 lakh and held under "digital arrest" for a day.

A 38-year-old man with formal education till Class 3 has been arrested by Uttar Pradesh's Cyber Crime police over Rs 1.68 crore fraud with a businessman on the pretext of trade with a Canadian firm, officials said today.

Two Chinese nationals have been arrested from Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida for their alleged involvement in a cyber fraud, officials said on Monday.

Hundreds of fake identity card-printing websites are operating out of Uttar Pradesh and duping people by using their personal information, according to a cyber security research firm.

The Cyber Crime wing of Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday said it has arrested one person in connection with a Rs 1.84-crore cryptocurrency fraud.

With the arrest of one person from Madhya Pradesh, the Cyber Crime wing of Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a pan-India "currency trading" fraud involving fake demat accounts.

Cybercrime cases in India increased by 5 percent in 2021, according to the latest NCRB data. While 52,974 cases were reported, charge sheets were filed in only 33.8 percent of cybercrime cases, accounting for one-third of all cases reported. Over 70 percent of cybercrime cases in the country reported in 2021 were from Assam, Karnataka, Maharashtra...

With the arrest of one person from Noida, the Cyber Cell of Uttar Pradesh police on Wednesday claimed to have busted an online fraud nexus worth Rs 3,000 crore with links in China.

The Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday said it has brought back over Rs 2 crore that was duped from residents across the state by cyber criminals since May this year and asked victims of online fraud to report such cases on 155260 immediately.

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday said it has arrested a Nigerian national for alleged cyber fraud and claimed that he used the proceeds to finance anti-government protests in his home country.

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday said it has arrested two Haryana-based cyber criminals who have allegedly duped several people of around Rs 10 crore.