Kolkata Police has flagged alerts on cyber criminals posing as officers of govt agencies like Mumbai Crime Branch and Income-Tax department to defraud citizens. The cops have issued a fresh warning on X on Saturday stating calls in the name of courier companies are being reported across the nation have now reached Kolkata.
A chartered accountant in Surat lost ₹9.3 lakh to a fake investment website. This incident highlights that even finance professionals can become victims of online fraud.
Subsequently, the victim lodged a complaint with the police,” said a police officer, adding that there was a rise in a number of daily complaints related to deceptive work-from-home schemes, targeting vulnerable individuals seeking employment opportunities post-Covid.
The chief district health officer of Amreli fell victim to cyber crooks and lost Rs 1.09 lakh after being conned into downloading a malicious application on his mobile phone. Read the full story to know more about the incident and how it unfolded.