Hyderabad:The city cybercrime unit (CCCU) refunded Rs 21,91,665 to five victims duped by the fraudsters in different modus operandi. A 54-year-old was cheated of Rs 9,96,644 by fraudsters under the pretext of a job in Australia. The CCCU took proactive measures, including sending notices to the bank officials and following up to freeze the amount and guided the complainant in filing a petition in court to request a refund of the funds held in the fraudulent accounts, following which Rs 1,51,300 has been refunded to the victim, said R.G. Siva Maruthi, ACP, CCCU.
In the second case, a 40-year-old victim was lured under the pretext of stock trading and lost `4.70 lakh.
He was refunded Rs 4.50 lakh. In the third case, a 31-year-old woman was cheated in a courier scandal and lost Rs 19.94 lakh. She was refunded Rs 10,10,503.
In the fourth case, a 76-year-old woman was cheated in the name of money laundering and lost Rs 50 lakh. She was refunded Rs 2,53,500.
In the fifth case, a 40-year-old man was cheated under the pretext of stock trading and investment, promising substantial profits. He lost Rs 48,17,663 and was refunded Rs 3,26,362.
City police commissioner C.V. Anand appealed to people not to panic if they receive any threatening video calls claiming to be CBI, RBI, ED, Customs, judges, cyber crime police, narcotics, FedEx, BSNL or TRAI. If anyone becomes a victim of cybercrime fraud, immediately call 1930 or register at cybercrime.gov.in
