Tag: Cyber Crime

Police revealed that mastermind Sushant Patra and his wife have 15 bank accounts from which cyber police seized Rs 20 lakh.

 "Never enter the UPI PIN to receive money,” the Odisha Police said while sharing the ‘UPI safety shied’.

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When Nayak recharged Rs1, Rs 38,000 got disappeared from his account immediately.

DCP advises Bhubaneswar residents to file complaints if they fall prey to cyber crimes without delay. 

According to sources, an engineer working with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) in Bhubaneswar has fallen prey to a nude video call trap laid by cyber fraudsters and lost Rs 25 lakh from his bank account following blackmail.

Odisha Development Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Jena, also the Additional Chief Secretary, said in his complaint with the Cyber Cell that someone was using his photograph on WhatsApp profile and asking for money from people through messages.

A pharmacist of a reputed hospital in the capital city of Bhubaneswar was allegedly looted of Rs 1 lakh by miscreants who trapped him through homosexual dating app. 

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The cyber fraudsters are using innovative techniques via social media, mobile phone calls and SMS to cheat people.

Moreover, Panda also warned people to stay alert and not to share data over phone calls to private callers. Further, he said people should not share OTP or KYC details over any phone call. He urged people to report any such fraudulent calls to the National Cyber Crime Portal.

As per the data released by the Cyber Crime Help Desk of the Bhubaneswar UPD, the sleuths received a total of 360 calls complaining about cyber frauds in January. Out of this 331 calls were received from Bhubaneswar and 29 from various parts of the State.

Of the 414 cases reported in Odisha in December, the Capital city of Bhubaneswar reported 213 cases while 201 cases were filed in other districts of Odisha.