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Why taking it out on the pind ppl, it is you lot (Indians) who cause the massive majority call centre scams, the articles we list above also state this.
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Indian scam call centers looted over $10 billion in 11 months from US senior citizens
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rickroll - china is not similar to india, they are way ahead, in every department, dont compare yourself to china
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Correct.
China is 4-5 times ahead of India in terms of economy, military strength, and regional influence. No comparison whatsoever.
China is a genuine superpower. Something India can only dream.
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British Pakistanis: Indians you can’t compare yourself to China, when no Indian is doing that and yet the narrative ..
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I understand that English is not your first language since I mentioned this before. I'm not an Indian but a proud Pakistani American and a proud Muslim.
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Indians and their agents are trying to derail this thread. Let's return to topic.
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A late-night raid on a quiet bungalow in Gujarat's Vadodara has exposed a full-fledged international call centre racket run by three young men who allegedly conned more than 80 foreigners by posing as representatives of a US-based lending firm.
Police said the trio used polished English, forged loan documents and aggressive persuasion tactics to extract nearly 30 lakh from victims in the United States and the United Kingdom.
The third accused, Sneh Patel, allegedly assisted in sourcing data and coordinating calls.
The trio posed as employees of a fictitious firm named Prosper Funding, sending out fabricated approval letters for prepaid or soft loans. Victims were told their loans had been sanctioned but would only be released after paying a 20% “commission” upfront.
Many transferred the money believing they were dealing with a legitimate financial institution.
Six mobile phones and several laptops have been seized. Forensic experts will examine device logs, VoIP applications, chat histories and transaction trails to piece together the network’s reach and determine who received the proceeds.
According to police, the accused bought personal data, including names, phone numbers and addresses of potential customers abroad, from Telegram channels for Rs 80 per entry.
They then resold this data to call centres in major cities such as Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Bengaluru for Rs 100 per entry. Using this information, they contacted foreigners and extorted dollars through deception, false promises and intimidation.
Investigators said the financial trail, which spans multiple bank accounts, will be crucial in establishing whether the Vadodara group was part of a larger interstate or international syndicate.
More arrests are likely as the probe continues.
Source: https://www.indiatoday.in/india/sto...rs-in-rs-30-lakh-loan-scam-2824474-2025-11-22.
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Gujarat techies run fake call center, dupe 80 foreigners of Rs 30 lakh
A sophisticated international call centre scam was busted in Vadodara, Gujarat, involving three young men who duped over 80 foreigners. The operation used forged documents and aggressive tactics to swindle nearly Rs 30 lakh from victims in the US and UK.
A late-night raid on a quiet bungalow in Gujarat's Vadodara has exposed a full-fledged international call centre racket run by three young men who allegedly conned more than 80 foreigners by posing as representatives of a US-based lending firm.
Police said the trio used polished English, forged loan documents and aggressive persuasion tactics to extract nearly 30 lakh from victims in the United States and the United Kingdom.
ENGINEERS BEHIND THE FRAUD
Investigators said two of the accused, Rawat and Ansh Panchal, are trained engineers, one in electronics and the other holding a diploma in mechanical engineering. Their technical background and fluent English helped them run the operation with a degree of sophistication, police added.The third accused, Sneh Patel, allegedly assisted in sourcing data and coordinating calls.
The trio posed as employees of a fictitious firm named Prosper Funding, sending out fabricated approval letters for prepaid or soft loans. Victims were told their loans had been sanctioned but would only be released after paying a 20% “commission” upfront.
Many transferred the money believing they were dealing with a legitimate financial institution.
TWO-MONTH OPERATION, Rs 30 LAKH SIPHONED
Officers said the call centre had been active for only two months yet had managed to defraud more than 80 foreigners. The estimated loss stands at Rs 30 lakh, though police believe the figure may rise once bank statements and digital traces are fully analysed.Six mobile phones and several laptops have been seized. Forensic experts will examine device logs, VoIP applications, chat histories and transaction trails to piece together the network’s reach and determine who received the proceeds.
DATA BUYING-AND-SELLING NETWORK UNCOVERED
The raid also uncovered another layer of the racket, an organised marketplace for foreign customer data.According to police, the accused bought personal data, including names, phone numbers and addresses of potential customers abroad, from Telegram channels for Rs 80 per entry.
They then resold this data to call centres in major cities such as Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Bengaluru for Rs 100 per entry. Using this information, they contacted foreigners and extorted dollars through deception, false promises and intimidation.
PROBE WIDENS
Police teams are now examining money flow patterns and identifying possible associates in other cities.Investigators said the financial trail, which spans multiple bank accounts, will be crucial in establishing whether the Vadodara group was part of a larger interstate or international syndicate.
More arrests are likely as the probe continues.
Source: https://www.indiatoday.in/india/sto...rs-in-rs-30-lakh-loan-scam-2824474-2025-11-22.
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how is english not my first language because you said so = really ,yet your calling ppl dumb, look in the mirror
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#DataViz: How India’s Cyber Crime Incidence Is Rising
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#DataViz: How India’s Cyber Crime Incidence Is Rising
Complaints rose fivefold since 2021, and digital payment and ‘digital arrest’ scams surged
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Complaints rose fivefold since 2021, and digital payment and ‘digital arrest’ scams surged
Pune: India’s rising access to mobile phones and the internet is accompanied by an increase in cyber crime reporting, our analysis of government data shows.
The National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP), under the Ministry of Home Affairs, was set up in 2019 to help citizens in filing cyber crime complaints. Incidents reported on the portal increased from 452,000 in 2021 to 2.3 million in 2026, according to data shared by the government in the Rajya Sabha. The portal categorises cyber crime into three broad categories: Women/children-related crime, financial fraud, and other cyber crime.
Financial sector data indicate a parallel rise in online payment frauds: Frauds of Rs 1 lakh and above increased to 29,082 cases in 2023-24, involving Rs 1,457 crore, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Reports of digital arrest scams also rose, touching 123,672 incidents in 2024.
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) collates data from state bureaus, which reflect the number of cases registered. Between 2018 and 2023, the year for which latest data are available, cases of cyber crime more than tripled. This increasing incidence could be due to multiple factors including more reporting and easier registration, and does not necessarily reflect a simple increase.
This week, the Union government issued two notifications on mobile phones—mandating the Sanchar Saathi app to be pre-installed, and requiring SIM binding—aimed at tracking lost phones and curbing cyber crime. After widespread privacy concerns, the government made the use of the app voluntary.
A 2024 study found that psychological manipulation is central to how cyber fraudsters deceive victims. It noted that scammers commonly use tactics such as creating false trust, creating urgency or fear, making emotional appeals, imitating authority figures, and offering small incentives or quick financial gains to push people into sharing sensitive information.
Limited digital and media literacy leaves many users more vulnerable to online frauds and misinformation, IndiaSpend reported in 2023. Experts argue that media and information literacy should be part of school education to help people navigate digital risks safely.
In four charts, we track the state of cyber crime in India.
Five-fold increase in digital complaints
Cyber crime incidents reported on the NCRP increased every year from 2021 to 2024. By 2024, incident reports had climbed to 2.27 million, nearly five times the 2021 level. In 2025, up to June 30, the portal had already logged 1.25 million incidents.
Maharashtra recorded the highest volume of complaints with about 303,000 in 2024, followed by Uttar Pradesh (301,000), Karnataka (169,000), Gujarat (168,000) and Delhi (153,000).
Rise in registered cyber crimes
While India reported fewer than 10,000 cyber offences annually before 2014, the trend shifted in 2017, when cases rose 77% over 2016, NCRB data show. Since 2018, as we said, cases registered more than tripled to 86,420 in 2023.
RBI Reports an Increase in Digital Payment Frauds
Frauds involving card, internet and other digital payments of Rs 1 lakh and above increased 11 times and the money involved rose 12 times since 2020-21, according to data from the Reserve Bank of India.
"If an online fraud takes place, the first step should be to register a complaint on the cyber portal immediately. This needs to be done as soon as the fraud occurs,” Vaibhav Salunkhe, a Pune-based cyber law expert, told IndiaSpend, “After that, the victim should inform the concerned bank, and if a third-party payment app is involved, a complaint must be filed there as well."
The sooner the victim reports the fraud, the better the chances of blocking the transaction, he said. Salunkhe has 20 years of experience in practicing cyber law and dealing with economic offences.
However, recoveries did not keep pace. The NCRP portal shows that since its inception, Indians reported 3.8 million cyber fraud incidents with a total reported loss of Rs 36,448 crore as of February 28, 2025. Of this, Rs 4,381 crore was placed under lien, but only Rs 60.52 crore had been returned to affected users.
Salunkhe points to a shortage of personnel trained to deal with cyber or digital fraud matters, both in the police and in the judiciary. “As the number of such cases continues to rise, there is a need for more specialised staff with the skills required to handle these investigations effectively,” he added.
Digital arrest fraud rising
Another type of scam being perpetrated in recent times is called the ‘digital arrest’ scam, where fraudsters posing as law enforcement officers “arrest” or “detain” unsuspecting people, strictly monitoring their movements on video—sometimes for days on end. This usually ends with the fraudsters asking for “bail money” or “penalty”, which in many cases is people’s entire life savings.
Digital arrest scams saw the fastest increase among all categories on the NCRP. Incidents rose from 39,925 in 2022 to 123,672 in 2024. Reported losses grew from about Rs 91 crore in 2022 to Rs 1,935 crore in 2024.
Cyber law specialist Jayesh Bhandekar said digital arrest scams also exploit gaps in legal awareness. “It is important to understand that there is no concept of a ‘digital arrest’ in Indian law,” Bhandekar, partner at Cyber Experts S&B Associates, Pune, told IndiaSpend. “Every arrest requires a warrant, and in most cases it is executed in person. If authorities need to arrest someone, there is a due legal process that must be followed.”
In March this year, the government told the Rajya Sabha that the Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System under the I4C portal, launched in 2021, has helped save over Rs 4,386 crore from 1.4 million complaints. It also said the 1930 helpline is operational for quick reporting of online frauds and that nationwide awareness campaigns on digital arrest scams have been launched.
A study related to digital arrest scams found that police and cyber cells face key operational challenges, including limited technical training, inadequate cyber-forensic infrastructure and delayed response times. It also highlighted a wider gap in digital literacy, noting that many people, especially in rural or less digitally aware regions, lack basic online fraud-prevention knowledge, making them more vulnerable to such scams.
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#DataViz: How India’s Cyber Crime Incidence Is Rising
Complaints rose fivefold since 2021, and digital payment and ‘digital arrest’ scams surged
www.indiaspend.com www.indiaspend.com
Complaints rose fivefold since 2021, and digital payment and ‘digital arrest’ scams surged
Pune: India’s rising access to mobile phones and the internet is accompanied by an increase in cyber crime reporting, our analysis of government data shows.
The National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP), under the Ministry of Home Affairs, was set up in 2019 to help citizens in filing cyber crime complaints. Incidents reported on the portal increased from 452,000 in 2021 to 2.3 million in 2026, according to data shared by the government in the Rajya Sabha. The portal categorises cyber crime into three broad categories: Women/children-related crime, financial fraud, and other cyber crime.
Financial sector data indicate a parallel rise in online payment frauds: Frauds of Rs 1 lakh and above increased to 29,082 cases in 2023-24, involving Rs 1,457 crore, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Reports of digital arrest scams also rose, touching 123,672 incidents in 2024.
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) collates data from state bureaus, which reflect the number of cases registered. Between 2018 and 2023, the year for which latest data are available, cases of cyber crime more than tripled. This increasing incidence could be due to multiple factors including more reporting and easier registration, and does not necessarily reflect a simple increase.
This week, the Union government issued two notifications on mobile phones—mandating the Sanchar Saathi app to be pre-installed, and requiring SIM binding—aimed at tracking lost phones and curbing cyber crime. After widespread privacy concerns, the government made the use of the app voluntary.
A 2024 study found that psychological manipulation is central to how cyber fraudsters deceive victims. It noted that scammers commonly use tactics such as creating false trust, creating urgency or fear, making emotional appeals, imitating authority figures, and offering small incentives or quick financial gains to push people into sharing sensitive information.
Limited digital and media literacy leaves many users more vulnerable to online frauds and misinformation, IndiaSpend reported in 2023. Experts argue that media and information literacy should be part of school education to help people navigate digital risks safely.
In four charts, we track the state of cyber crime in India.
Five-fold increase in digital complaints
Cyber crime incidents reported on the NCRP increased every year from 2021 to 2024. By 2024, incident reports had climbed to 2.27 million, nearly five times the 2021 level. In 2025, up to June 30, the portal had already logged 1.25 million incidents.
Maharashtra recorded the highest volume of complaints with about 303,000 in 2024, followed by Uttar Pradesh (301,000), Karnataka (169,000), Gujarat (168,000) and Delhi (153,000).
Rise in registered cyber crimes
While India reported fewer than 10,000 cyber offences annually before 2014, the trend shifted in 2017, when cases rose 77% over 2016, NCRB data show. Since 2018, as we said, cases registered more than tripled to 86,420 in 2023.
RBI Reports an Increase in Digital Payment Frauds
Frauds involving card, internet and other digital payments of Rs 1 lakh and above increased 11 times and the money involved rose 12 times since 2020-21, according to data from the Reserve Bank of India.
"If an online fraud takes place, the first step should be to register a complaint on the cyber portal immediately. This needs to be done as soon as the fraud occurs,” Vaibhav Salunkhe, a Pune-based cyber law expert, told IndiaSpend, “After that, the victim should inform the concerned bank, and if a third-party payment app is involved, a complaint must be filed there as well."
The sooner the victim reports the fraud, the better the chances of blocking the transaction, he said. Salunkhe has 20 years of experience in practicing cyber law and dealing with economic offences.
However, recoveries did not keep pace. The NCRP portal shows that since its inception, Indians reported 3.8 million cyber fraud incidents with a total reported loss of Rs 36,448 crore as of February 28, 2025. Of this, Rs 4,381 crore was placed under lien, but only Rs 60.52 crore had been returned to affected users.
Salunkhe points to a shortage of personnel trained to deal with cyber or digital fraud matters, both in the police and in the judiciary. “As the number of such cases continues to rise, there is a need for more specialised staff with the skills required to handle these investigations effectively,” he added.
Digital arrest fraud rising
Another type of scam being perpetrated in recent times is called the ‘digital arrest’ scam, where fraudsters posing as law enforcement officers “arrest” or “detain” unsuspecting people, strictly monitoring their movements on video—sometimes for days on end. This usually ends with the fraudsters asking for “bail money” or “penalty”, which in many cases is people’s entire life savings.
Digital arrest scams saw the fastest increase among all categories on the NCRP. Incidents rose from 39,925 in 2022 to 123,672 in 2024. Reported losses grew from about Rs 91 crore in 2022 to Rs 1,935 crore in 2024.
Cyber law specialist Jayesh Bhandekar said digital arrest scams also exploit gaps in legal awareness. “It is important to understand that there is no concept of a ‘digital arrest’ in Indian law,” Bhandekar, partner at Cyber Experts S&B Associates, Pune, told IndiaSpend. “Every arrest requires a warrant, and in most cases it is executed in person. If authorities need to arrest someone, there is a due legal process that must be followed.”
In March this year, the government told the Rajya Sabha that the Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System under the I4C portal, launched in 2021, has helped save over Rs 4,386 crore from 1.4 million complaints. It also said the 1930 helpline is operational for quick reporting of online frauds and that nationwide awareness campaigns on digital arrest scams have been launched.
A study related to digital arrest scams found that police and cyber cells face key operational challenges, including limited technical training, inadequate cyber-forensic infrastructure and delayed response times. It also highlighted a wider gap in digital literacy, noting that many people, especially in rural or less digitally aware regions, lack basic online fraud-prevention knowledge, making them more vulnerable to such scams.
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Because you do not seem to read the content of my posts and label anyone who does not agree with your flawed logic as Indian.
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thats hanst occured .... you indians keep lying, and its not me who just says this, ask people like kingkhan, bouncerguy sweep-shot,patriot, cpt rishwan etc
if you can't comprehend topics, then stay away from them
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Yep, thank you for proving my point with "you Indians" to a non-Indian, spelling mistakes, grammar mistakes and logical mistakes. Like I said before please learn to type proper English and learn something outside of your Chittagong PIND education. You are as bad as an Indian troll as far as most of us Pakistanis here are concerned.
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200 Scammers ARRESTED Live On Camera!
What a achievement by him and his team
what have you reported to stop this from occuring - you sat on you behind and ddidnt report anything didnt you
@Rajdeep @cricketjoshila @Champ_Pal @JaDed @Devadwal @uppercut @Theanonymousone @straighttalk @Vikram1989 @RexRex @Varun @Romali_rotti @Bhaijaan @rickroll @Cover Drive Six
@sweep_shot above video fOR YOU
STAY SAFE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY FROM THE INDIAN SCAM CALL CENTRES
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How can these people sleep at night knowing they loot Billions from innocents on a regular basis?
Good that they got arrested. I hope they will not be released.
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Duped of millions in 'digital arrest', Indian woman seeks answers from banks
Anjali's* nightmare began with a phone call that would cost her 58.5m rupees ($663,390; £488,792).
The caller claimed to be from a courier company, alleging that Mumbai customs had seized a drug parcel she was sending to Beijing.
Anjali, a resident of Gurugram, a suburb of Indian capital Delhi, fell prey to a "digital arrest" scam - fraudsters posing as law enforcement officials on video calls and threatening her with life in prison and harm to her son unless she obeyed.
Over five harrowing days last September, they kept her under 24/7 surveillance on Skype, terrified her with threats, and coerced her into liquidating her savings and transferring the money.
"After that, my brain stopped working. My mind shut down," she says.
By the time the calls stopped, Anjali was broken - her confidence shattered, her fortune gone.
Her case is far from unique.
Government data , externalshows Indians lost millions of dollars to "digital arrests," with reported cases nearly tripling to 123,000 between 2022 and 2024.
The scam has grown so rampant that the government has resorted to full-page ads, radio and TV campaigns, and even a prime ministerial warning. Officials say they have blocked nearly 4,000 Skype IDs and over 83,000 WhatsApp accounts linked to the fraud.
Anjali has spent the past year shuttling between police stations and courts, tracing the trail of her vanished money and petitioning authorities - including the prime minister - for help.
Victims say soaring scams, weak bank safeguards, and poor recovery expose regulatory gaps in a country where digital banking has outpaced cybercrime checks, ensnaring people across classes.
Anjali says tracing her money trail exposed failures at every level of India's top banks.
She told the BBC she rushed to her HDFC Bank branch - India's largest private lender - on 4 September 2024, panicked and under video surveillance by scammers, transferring 28m rupees that day and another 30m the next.
She alleges that the bank failed to detect red flags or trigger alerts for abnormal transactions, even though the amounts she was transferring were 200 times larger than her usual pattern of withdrawals.
She wonders why her premium account drew no call from her relationship manager and why the bank failed to flag such massive debits.
"Should the size of transfers that I made all in a matter of under three days not have been enough to raise suspicion and even prevent the crime?" Anjali asks, noting that if credit card spends of 50,000 rupees trigger verification calls, why not multi-million withdrawals from savings accounts.
In an email to Anjali, which the BBC has seen, HDFC called her allegations "baseless" and said the incident of fraud was reported to the bank after a delay of two-three days. It added that the transactions were authorised by the bank on her instructions so its officials cannot be faulted.
India's banking ombudsman closed her complaint against HDFC, citing a 2017 rule that makes customers like Anjali bear the full loss if the fraud is deemed their mistake.
HDFC Bank did not respond to the BBC's questions.
When we met Anjali, she showed us a huge chart she had compiled of how her money travelled from one bank to another.
It showed the funds first went from HDFC into an account held by "Mr Piyush" in ICICI Bank, also one of India's largest private lenders.
A police investigation into the money trail revealed that Mr Piyush's account barely had a balance of few thousand rupees before the transfer.
Anjali questions why ICICI permitted multiple fund transfers into the account "when such sudden large deposits should ideally have triggered automated transaction monitoring systems under any bank's anti-money-laundering obligations".
She also wonders how the bank allowed a quick outflow of the money from Mr Piyush's account without temporarily freezing it or doing additional Know Your Customer (KYC) verification.
While ICICI has lodged a complaint against Mr Piyush - who was briefly arrested and then freed on bail - Anjali says a delay in freezing his account proved very expensive for her.
In a statement to the BBC, ICICI said they had followed all "prescribed know your client" procedures while opening the account and until the disputed transactions, it had exhibited no suspicious activity. It said "any insinuation that the bank failed in its due-diligence is entirely unfounded".
The bank said it froze the account immediately after Anjali's complaint and helped her file a police case and trace the mule account-holder.
The ombudsman has also closed her complaint against ICICI saying the bank had followed KYC rules when opening Mr Piyush's account, and that it couldn't have predicted that it would be used for what it described were fraudulent activities.
Police found that within four minutes of reaching ICICI, most of her money was funneled into 11 accounts at Sree Padmavathi Cooperative Bank, an affiliate of Federal Bank in Hyderabad city.
They found that addresses of eight of the 11 were fictitious and the account holders couldn't be traced.
Their KYC documents were also not available with the bank. The remaining three account holders were a rickshaw driver, a widow doing tailoring work in a small shanty town and a carpenter.
Police found that except for one, the account holders were unaware of the large sums flowing through their accounts.
In May, police arrested former director of the cooperative bank Samudrala Venkateshwaralu - he remains in prison, with the court rejecting his bail petition three times "considering the gravity and far reaching impact of cyber frauds".
The police report alleges that many of these accounts were opened at the behest of Venkateshwaralu and were essentially mule accounts - which are opened in other people's names but sold to criminals who operate them to launder money.
Neither Federal Bank nor Sree Padmavathi Bank responded to the BBC's detailed questionnaire.
Over a year after losing her money, Anjali and others petitioned India's top consumer court in January, which admitted their complaint of "deficiency of services" by banks. The banks must respond, with a hearing due in November.
As such scams get more complex, there are growing discussions , externalworldwide around who ultimately pays for financial fraud - and what responsibility banks, financial institutions and regulators bear.
Last October the UK tightened rules, external around the liability of payment service providers, requiring them to reimburse customers, barring exceptions who fall victim to some types of financial fraud.
"Banks have a duty of care towards customers. If a bank observes any activity in an account that is inconsistent with its overall transaction patterns, it must stop that transaction," Mahendra Limaye, a lawyer who is fighting cases of a dozen digital arrest victims including Anjali's, told the BBC.
He accuses the banks of indirectly "abetting the financial suicide" of the complainants by opening money mule accounts, failing in their duty to do continuous due diligence of customers and in their duty to preserve and protect their money.
But so far, relief has proved elusive for Anjali - she has managed to recover barely 10m of 58m rupees she lost to the fraud. And Mr Limaye says it's likely to be a protracted battle ahead.
To add salt to her wounds, Anjali says, she is being forced to pay taxes on the money stolen from her.
Investments redeemed are taxed on capital gains, even when they are lost to fraudsters. She is now pleading for exemption from such taxation.
"As of now, there is no recognition of such crimes by the Income Tax department, This compounds the victims' financial misery," she says.
*The victim's real name has been changed to protect her identity.
Constant scams going on in India is alarming
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CBI charge sheet names 17 persons, 58 firms for cyberfraud
CBI charge sheet names 17 persons, 58 firms for cyberfraud
CBI charges 17 individuals, including four Chinese nationals, in a ₹1,000 crore transnational cyber fraud scheme involving shell companies.
Bank accounts of shell entities used to allegedly route over ₹1,000 crore, with one account alone receiving funds exceeding ₹152 crore within a short span
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge sheet against 17 accused individuals, including four Chinese nationals, and 58 companies, after unearthing a large and well-organised transnational cyber fraud network operating across multiple States in India.to Credit: PTI
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge sheet against 17 accused individuals, including four Chinese nationals, and 58 companies, after unearthing a large and well-organised transnational cyber fraud network operating across multiple States in India.
The agency has identified the foreign handlers as Zou Yi, Huan Liu, Weijian Liu, and Guanhua Wang, at whose instance shell companies were incorporated in India from 2020 onwards.
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Fake Viagra, Cialis sold to Americans, Mumbai crime branch busts International Pharma call centre scam:
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Constant scams coming out from India - then they say india is the pharmacy of the world = yeh in illegal drugs
Fake Viagra, Cialis Sold to Americans: Mumbai Crime Branch Busts International Pharma Call-Centre Scam
Mumbai: In a major crackdown on an international online fraud network, the Mumbai Crime Branch (Unit 9) has busted a fake pharmaceutical call centre that allegedly sold counterfeit Viagra and other...
Constant scams coming out from India - then they say india is the pharmacy of the world = yeh in illegal drugs
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Fake Viagra, Cialis sold to Americans, Mumbai crime branch busts International Pharma call centre scam:
Fake Viagra, Cialis Sold to Americans: Mumbai Crime Branch Busts International Pharma Call-Centre Scam
Mumbai: In a major crackdown on an international online fraud network, the Mumbai Crime Branch (Unit 9) has busted a fake pharmaceutical call centre that allegedly sold counterfeit Viagra and other...
Constant scams coming out from India - then they say india is the pharmacy of the world = yeh in illegal drugs
I run when I see "Made in India".
Quality was never their strength.
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Epi-center of hunger, poverty, scammers, r*pist, and terrorist genocide supporters. What a d*ung of a place.
When you hear a thick Indian accent clsiming his name is Tom's Harry Dick from Texas... You just hangup
When you hear a thick Indian accent clsiming his name is Tom's Harry Dick from Texas... You just hangup
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Rs 3,000 Crore Fraud Uncovers Haryana-Madhya Pradesh Cyber Crime Corridor
Most of the fraudsters were school dropouts in their early twenties, running a highly efficient digital empire from a flat in Gurugram, where an illegal call centre functioned as the control room for pan-India cyber crimes.
Rs 3,000 Crore Fraud Uncovers Haryana-Madhya Pradesh Cyber Crime Corridor
Most of the fraudsters were school dropouts in their early twenties, running a highly efficient digital empire from a flat in Gurugram, where an illegal call centre functioned as the control room for pan-India cyber crimes.
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- Published OnDec 09, 2025 21:09 pm IST
- Last Updated OnDec 09, 2025 21:09 pm IST
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Over 1,000 mule bank accounts were exploited to channel fraud money
A disturbing network of crime, fraud, and potential terror financing is emerging at the intersection of the Nuh district in Haryana and Madhya Pradesh. The district of Nuh, located in southeastern Haryana, has long struggled with unemployment, porous policing structures, and socio-economic deprivation. But over the last few years, it has transformed into the country's most dangerous cyber crime hotspot, a successor to Jamtara, with far more reach, sophistication, and risk.
The Madhya Pradesh police earlier this year uncovered the state's biggest-ever cyber crime racket, worth more than Rs 3,000 crore. As the probe deepened, it became clear that the masterminds of the operation were not from Madhya Pradesh – they were operating from Nuh. Most of them were school dropouts in their early twenties, yet they ran a highly efficient digital empire from a flat in Gurugram, where an illegal call centre functioned as the control room for pan-India cyber crimes. Fraud calls related to job scams, investment schemes, cryptocurrency trading and fake law enforcement threats were made from this apartment every day.
Haryana-Madhya Pradesh Cyber Crime Nexus
What makes the case more alarming is its connection to Madhya Pradesh. Over 1,000 mule bank accounts, mostly belonging to poor villagers from the Vindhya and Mahakoshal regions, were exploited to channel fraud money. These account holders were told that they would receive benefits from government schemes, but instead their accounts became conduits for laundering crores.
In less than two years, more than Rs 3,000 crore moved across these accounts in a complex pattern, routed to cities across India and, in many cases, further transferred abroad. Investigators have confirmed that significant amounts eventually reached the Middle East. Whether these transfers were purely related to cyber fraud or tied to something more sinister, like religious funding, hawala networks, or terror financing, remains part of an ongoing and highly sensitive inquiry.
Alongside these mule accounts, hundreds of SIM cards were procured from Madhya Pradesh through a second set of operatives. The SIM cards moved from Madhya Pradesh to Patna, where middlemen packaged and transported them to the masterminds in Nuh. These SIMs became the backbone of the cyber crime calls made to thousands of Indians. The Nuh operators also controlled shell companies in Hyderabad and parts of Maharashtra, through which illicit funds were circulated to mask their origins. Every layer of the racket, whether recruitment, SIM sourcing, mule account management or fund routing, ultimately linked back to Nuh.
SP Pranay Nagwanshi, who heads Madhya Pradesh's Cyber Cell, recalls the moment the scale began to reveal itself. "A large number of fake SIM cards were being sold in Jabalpur, Katni, Rewa, Sidhi, Satna and surrounding areas," he said.
"When we launched an operation last month, we discovered new centres in Damoh, Dindori, Shivpuri, Gwalior and even around Indore," he added.
Madhya Pradesh - A Supply Base
The picture was clear: Madhya Pradesh was being hollowed out from within, used as a raw-material supplier for one of the country's largest criminal networks.The complicity extended deeper than local agents.
"In some cases, bank employees were involved in opening accounts. Many mule accounts were opened through their references. We have taken action against them too," Nagwanshi said.
Villagers who barely understood digital systems found their names tied to transactions worth crores. Their accounts were often rented out for as little as Rs 5,000 a month.
"Sometimes the rent went up to Rs 10,000 if people realised their accounts were being misused," Nagwanshi explained, adding, "But the amounts were never high enough to call them part of the nexus. They were simply exploited for commission."
The consequences have been devastating. The state is witnessing an unprecedented surge in cyber crime.
Cases Of Cyber Fraud
In Indore, a retired medical officer was kept under "digital arrest" for a month, threatened by callers posing as Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) officials and even a Supreme Court judge. Terrified, the man transferred Rs 4.32 crore - his entire life's savings - to accounts controlled by the fraudsters.In Bhopal, a 67-year-old retired bank manager and his wife were terrorised by criminals impersonating police officers, who claimed their bank accounts had funded terrorists involved in the Delhi bomb blasts. The couple was locked inside their home for 24 hours on the criminals' instructions, during which the fraudsters syphoned off Rs 67 lakh.
Another chilling case emerged in Katni, where a doctor was threatened by someone posing as an NIA officer, who claimed the doctor was linked to the Red Fort bombing case. The fraud was stopped only when the victim's son recognised the trap and alerted cyber police.
Police acknowledged how national tragedies become tools for criminals. "Since the Delhi bombings and the Jammu and Kashmir incident, threats of this nature have surged," Nagwanshi said.
"Cybercriminals exploit every new development. They weaponise fear instantly, using it to intimidate and extort people," he added.
Shell Companies
What investigators found next shook them even further. In one portion of the network, thousands of crores had moved through a cluster of mule accounts opening into shell companies across Hyderabad and Maharashtra."A key finding was that many of these accounts were used to open shell companies, and large amounts of money were being transferred or deposited in the name of these companies," Nagwanshi said.
The human cost reached a tragic peak when a 68-year-old senior advocate, Shivkumar Verma, died by suicide in Bhopal after receiving a call claiming that a fake bank account opened in his name was being used to fund terrorists in Pahalgam. In his final note, he wrote that he could not bear the stigma of being called a traitor. His death exposed the horrifying psychological violence of cyber crime.
According to figures tabled in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, the situation is spiralling. From May 2021 to July 2025, over Rs 1,054 crore was stolen from residents of Madhya Pradesh through cyber fraud, while the police have recovered less than one per cent - Rs 19.4 million.
Additionally, more than four lakh cyber-crime complaints were filed each year from 2020 to 2022. Out of 13 cases registered during this period, only 585 cases reached the chargesheet stage, while hundreds remain pending.
Current Status
MLA Jaivardhan Singh, who raised the matter in the Assembly, said the figures reflect a disturbing lack of readiness."This is extremely serious," he said, adding, "Over one thousand crore rupees were stolen from Madhya Pradesh, and the recovery is negligible. The police neither have the resources nor the seriousness to tackle cyber fraud."
Amid this chaos, the state's cyber cell has already arrested over 25 individuals connected to the interstate cyber network. All have been charge sheeted. However, the police believe they have only scratched the surface. The real masterminds, who controlled every thread of the web, are still in Nuh.
Cyber crime police acknowledged that Nuh, along with adjoining parts of Rajasthan, has now become India's leading cyber crime hotbed, surpassing older centres like Jamtara.
He emphasised that years of crackdowns in Jharkhand and West Bengal pushed cybercrime networks to migrate into newer geographies, particularly Nuh, with its combination of mobility, anonymity and criminal networks.
As Madhya Pradesh grapples with this digital onslaught, a larger question looms over national security agencies. If money from the mule accounts was routed to foreign destinations, if the same networks appear in both cyber fraud and terror financing investigations, and if Nuh serves as a common intersection for extremist modules and financial crime, then is India now witnessing the evolution of a cyber-terror corridor?
These cyber scams dont ever....well nevermind stop, but at least reduce these, fellow indians what do you think:
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All these cyber scams from India are supported by local and national authorities.
With the INR heading into the dumps, India's clout near zero, economy in the doldrums, millions wanting to leave - the only way to prop up the country's economy is by stealing it.
With the INR heading into the dumps, India's clout near zero, economy in the doldrums, millions wanting to leave - the only way to prop up the country's economy is by stealing it.
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Hyderabad: Police SI Loses Rs 39.3 Lakh in WhatsApp Trading Scam
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The fraudsters continued to persuade him by displaying manipulated profit figures on the application. Trusting these claims, the victim made multiple transfers over time, sending a total of Rs 39,37,247 through fourteen transactions.
Hyderabad: A police inspector filed a complaint with the Rachakonda cybercrime police after losing Rs 39.37 lakh in an investment scam. According to police sources, the victim, from the Malkajgiri zone, was duped after a family member using the complainant’s mobile phone was lured by conmen. The family member was allegedly enticed to invest in concert tickets. On November 24, the victim was introduced to an online trading service through a WhatsApp group titled Special Training Program: Deva A Team 13, which had 98 members. The group shared a registration link claiming to be for a trading platform called the MAVERICKS Trading App.
The administrators regularly posted screenshots showing huge profits and success stories. Impressed by the purported returns, the victim initially invested Rs 50,000 and was later encouraged to invest additional amounts ranging from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. The fraudsters continued to persuade him by displaying manipulated profit figures on the application. Trusting these claims, the victim made multiple transfers over time, sending a total of Rs 39,37,247 through fourteen transactions.
However, when he attempted to withdraw his money and the displayed profits, the application offered no withdrawal option. His repeated attempts to contact the group administrators failed, and once they stopped responding to calls and messages, he realised he had been scammed. The family member then informed the complainant, who is also an Inspector. Using the mobile phone and bank account belonging to the Inspector, the fraudsters had executed the transactions. The Inspector subsequently filed a complaint with the Cybercrime police, and a case has been registered.
Hyderabad: Police SI Loses Rs 39.3 Lakh in WhatsApp Trading Scam
The fraudsters continued to persuade him by displaying manipulated profit figures on the application. Trusting these claims, the victim made multiple transfers over time, sending a total of Rs...
The fraudsters continued to persuade him by displaying manipulated profit figures on the application. Trusting these claims, the victim made multiple transfers over time, sending a total of Rs 39,37,247 through fourteen transactions.
Hyderabad: A police inspector filed a complaint with the Rachakonda cybercrime police after losing Rs 39.37 lakh in an investment scam. According to police sources, the victim, from the Malkajgiri zone, was duped after a family member using the complainant’s mobile phone was lured by conmen. The family member was allegedly enticed to invest in concert tickets. On November 24, the victim was introduced to an online trading service through a WhatsApp group titled Special Training Program: Deva A Team 13, which had 98 members. The group shared a registration link claiming to be for a trading platform called the MAVERICKS Trading App.
The administrators regularly posted screenshots showing huge profits and success stories. Impressed by the purported returns, the victim initially invested Rs 50,000 and was later encouraged to invest additional amounts ranging from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. The fraudsters continued to persuade him by displaying manipulated profit figures on the application. Trusting these claims, the victim made multiple transfers over time, sending a total of Rs 39,37,247 through fourteen transactions.
However, when he attempted to withdraw his money and the displayed profits, the application offered no withdrawal option. His repeated attempts to contact the group administrators failed, and once they stopped responding to calls and messages, he realised he had been scammed. The family member then informed the complainant, who is also an Inspector. Using the mobile phone and bank account belonging to the Inspector, the fraudsters had executed the transactions. The Inspector subsequently filed a complaint with the Cybercrime police, and a case has been registered.
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Hyderabad: Police SI Loses Rs 39.3 Lakh in WhatsApp Trading Scam
Hyderabad: Police SI Loses Rs 39.3 Lakh in WhatsApp Trading Scam
The fraudsters continued to persuade him by displaying manipulated profit figures on the application. Trusting these claims, the victim made multiple transfers over time, sending a total of Rs...
The fraudsters continued to persuade him by displaying manipulated profit figures on the application. Trusting these claims, the victim made multiple transfers over time, sending a total of Rs 39,37,247 through fourteen transactions.
Hyderabad: A police inspector filed a complaint with the Rachakonda cybercrime police after losing Rs 39.37 lakh in an investment scam. According to police sources, the victim, from the Malkajgiri zone, was duped after a family member using the complainant’s mobile phone was lured by conmen. The family member was allegedly enticed to invest in concert tickets. On November 24, the victim was introduced to an online trading service through a WhatsApp group titled Special Training Program: Deva A Team 13, which had 98 members. The group shared a registration link claiming to be for a trading platform called the MAVERICKS Trading App.
The administrators regularly posted screenshots showing huge profits and success stories. Impressed by the purported returns, the victim initially invested Rs 50,000 and was later encouraged to invest additional amounts ranging from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. The fraudsters continued to persuade him by displaying manipulated profit figures on the application. Trusting these claims, the victim made multiple transfers over time, sending a total of Rs 39,37,247 through fourteen transactions.
However, when he attempted to withdraw his money and the displayed profits, the application offered no withdrawal option. His repeated attempts to contact the group administrators failed, and once they stopped responding to calls and messages, he realised he had been scammed. The family member then informed the complainant, who is also an Inspector. Using the mobile phone and bank account belonging to the Inspector, the fraudsters had executed the transactions. The Inspector subsequently filed a complaint with the Cybercrime police, and a case has been registered.
Scamming a police officer. Wow!
They have no red lines I guess.
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Yup. That's what it seems like.
Indian government probably don't want to solve this as it boosts India's GDP.
I wouldn't be surprised if a significant percentage of India's GDP comes from scammers/fraudsters.
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