Chennai, Might 28 (IANS): The Tamil Nadu Police’s Cyber Crime Wing has cautioned individuals to not fall prey to on-line scamsters looking for to lure gullible individuals into parting with their hard-earned cash.
In a press release on Monday, police warned individuals in opposition to sharing their financial institution credentials and different particulars with anybody who contacts them by means of cellphone calls or on-line chat.
Not too long ago, a faculty trainer in Chennai’s Ambattur grew to become a sufferer of a web based rip-off after she invested an quantity of Rs 20 lakh believing in a Whatsapp message she obtained. She was requested to take a position an quantity of Rs 5 lakh within the inventory market to start out with and after a while, she obtained a “revenue” of Rs 78,000 and was requested to take a position extra in order that she might reap the advantages of the increase within the inventory market.
The trainer invested round Rs 20 lakh however discovered that even after a number of makes an attempt, she couldn’t withdraw her cash. She filed a grievance with the Chennai Cyber Crime Department which registered a case below sections of the IPC and the IT Act.
A software program engineer from Chennai’s T-Nagar additionally misplaced Rs 65 lakh in what was a web based rip-off just like the one reported by the lady trainer.
Cyber Crime Wing officers instructed IANS that folks must be cautious in investing their hard-earned cash by believing such scammers and that buying and selling ought to solely be achieved with registered and credible on-line inventory broking companies to make sure that their cash is secure.
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