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Mumbai Police launches helpline to shield citizens from fake arrest threats
Using forged notices and intimidatory tactics, cyber criminals impersonating officials from investigation agencies have duped victims of Rs 200 crore since 2024
19 April,2025 07:51 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
Mumbai police provide helplines for victims of 'digital arrest' scam
In such scams, fraudsters call a person posing as officials of law enforcement agencies such as police, CBI, Enforcement Directorate and Customs, and claim that their mobile number, Aadhaar or bank account has been used for money laundering or some other illegal activity
17 April,2025 11:42 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Exercise caution when applying for overseas jobs
The victims were coerced into working in large-scale cyber fraud operations run by transnational criminal syndicates, a mid-day report revealed
15 April,2025 06:41 AM IST | Mumbai | The Editorial
Maharashtra Cyber rescues 60 Indians from cyber slavery in Myanmar
Maharashtra Cyber rescues 60 Indians who had been lured into digital crime racket by job scam syndicates
12 April,2025 08:33 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
Mumbai Police bust multi-state cyber fraud network, arrest six
The fraudsters targeted victims by impersonating representatives from e-commerce platforms; 83 fake Aadhaar and PAN cards and 9 mobile phones were seized
11 April,2025 11:24 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
Thane school teacher loses Rs 66 lakh in online investment scam
The Kalyan resident told the police that a woman, who identified herself as Sunita Chowdhary, befriended him on social media and coaxed him to invest in a scheme through a website promising high returns,
11 April,2025 02:29 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Over 60 rescued from Myanmar after Maharashtra Cyber busts 'Slavery Racket'
The victims were coerced into taking part in large-scale cyber fraud operations run by international criminal networks, the officials said
11 April,2025 02:23 PM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
Bollywood assistant director loses Rs 3.39 lakh in KYC fraud in Mumbai
The complainant told the police that he received a message last week from an unknown number, which stated that his bank account had been closed. He immediately called the sender of the message, who told him that the account was closed due to incomplete KYC details
10 April,2025 08:45 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai: Fraudsters luring victims over pending e-challans, say police
An .apk file is installed on victim’s phone after clicking on the bogus link sent by fraudsters which gave full access to their instrument
10 April,2025 08:23 AM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya Iyer
Mumbai: Man loses Rs 61 lakh in investment scam; 3 held
The North Regional Cyber police busted the racket and arrested the trio, identified as Lachen Shopie, Bhimbahadur Pradhan and Ramesh Kumar Abhimanyu
09 April,2025 10:34 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent