People should be vigilant against cyber crimes: SP Akhil Mahajan IPS

SP said that cyber criminals commit cyber crimes based on two factors hope and fear. A cyber crime is committed by taking personal information from a person to get more money in a short period of time and fearing that the bank account, PAN card or other accounts of a person will be blocked and cyber crime is done by taking personal information from them. In today’s society due to the increase in the use of internet, every person uses phones for some need and in addition, cyber criminals steal our personal information and easily steal money from our banks, wallets, etc. Therefore, we should never share our personal information on social media because cyber criminals wait for such opportunities while using phones. Be careful. A call to 1930 immediately after any cybercrime incident can help you recover your lost money.

Details of some cyber cases registered in Rajannasircilla district.

●The victim received a WhatsApp message from a fake number saying part-time job work from home in Sircilla Town Police Station. First, they were tricked by telling them to register for a job. The victim sent money in several installments and lost Rs. 1,64,140/-.

●The victim received a nude WhatsApp message from an unknown number in Gambhirauppet police station area, after which a nude video call was made and the person recorded the video and threatened to upload the video on YouTube and asked for money. Therefore, the victim suffered a loss of Rs.24,500/-.

●The victim received a call from Veernapally police station saying that he is talking to SBI Bank. Your SBI credit card will be blocked, tricked and asked to enter credit card credentials. The money was debited as soon as it was done Rs. 45,900/- was lost to the victims.

●The victim saw an ad for a pen pencil packing job on Instagram and contacted them in Illanthakunta Police Station. Work from home, job material will come to your home and you send Rs. 620/- for ID card. After saying that, the victim sent away. Again they asked for some money. So the victim noticed that he was cheated and resorted to cyber crime.

●The victim received a message from a fake Instagram account in the name of his friend that he needed money urgently in Konarauppet police station. The victim thought he was his friend and sent the amount. Thus the victim lost Rs. 10,000 .

●The victim received a fake call about Bajaj Finance Personal Loan in Mustabad Police Station. He took a transfer of Rs.35,000/- through loan approval, GST, insurance and processing fee from the victim who said that he had a loan eligibility of 3 lakhs. The cheated victim resorted to cyber crime.

Precautions to be taken:-

• Have you received a call or a message saying that you have got a lottery or loan? Don’t accept, doubt. Immediately call 1930 and complain.

• Do not pick up video calls from strangers, if you do, they will be naked, record your video call, threaten you and extort money.

• Don’t believe WhatsApp and Telegram ads that say investment in thousands and profits in lakhs.

• If you deposit less money, you will get profit and if you deposit more money, you will be cheated. Call 1930 immediately if you fall victim to such cyber fraud.

• Realize that they are cyber fraudsters who message you and ask you for a job.

• If someone you know asking you to send money from a photo on “Instagram”? And was that message sent by someone you know? don’t be fooled.