There are many cases of cyber fraud in the Gautam Buddha Nagar district. Cyber thugs are hunting not only the unknown people with technology but also the people with information. Despite this, reports of cheating are being recorded after a long time.
In this episode, a cyber thug called a BTech final year student's mobile and called himself his Baba, and removed Rs 25,000 from the account by sending a link to a QR code on WhatsApp. Apart from this, cheating was also done in the name of giving cashback and loans from others.
Piyush Sharma, a resident of Gurjar Colony, Dadri, says that he is a B.Tech final year student. On August 8, a call was received from an unknown number on her mobile. The caller said that I am speaking Baba. Piyush felt that there would be some urgent work and Baba called from another person's number. As a result, he understood him as Baba.
The accused caller said that they have sent something to his WhatsApp, check it. As soon as Piyush clicked the link-QR code sent to WhatsApp, he was scanned and 25 thousand rupees were withdrawn from his bank account.
Piyush says that after clicking on the QR code, rupees are deducted from the bank account attached on Google Pay. On returning the call, the accused threatened Piyush. Piyush says that he is aware of the cyber thugs' actions and is careful, but he could not understand the accusation given by the accused in the name of Baba. A case has been registered four months after giving a complaint to the police.
7100 cheated by downloading the app in the name of cashback
On October 8, a call from an unknown person was received on the mobile of Shyamveer Singh, resident of Dadri's new colony. The caller said that he is speaking through PhonePe. His phone pays cashback is held up.
To get cashback, accused of downloading an app. On downloading the app, the account first came out with Rs 1200 and then Rs 5900.
34 thousand rupees grabbed on the pretext of getting a loan
Sachin, a resident of Gagan Vihar in Dadri, works as CCTV. On September 19, an unknown person called on his mobile and pretended to be a representative of the bank to get a loan. The accused grabbed Rs. 24 thousand from Sachin on the pretense of processing fees.
Similarly, Barangpur resident Pramod Kumar was also given a call on August 18 to get a loan and after calling documents, etc. on WhatsApp, he was cheated of Rs 10,000 in the name of processing fees. In all the cases, after an investigation by the Cyber Crime Branch, the investigation has been started by filing a report in Dadri Kotwali.
Be careful with unknown numbers, links, and emails
In all the cases of cyber thugs being reported in the district so far, in most of these investigations, it has been found that cyber thugs make calls from unknown numbers. Then send or email the link, so extra care should always be taken when an unknown person calls, etc. to avoid cyber fraud.
Fraud cases are also coming by sending QR codes. There is a need to be careful with this. On clicking the QR code, it is automatically scanned and withdraws money from the cyber thugs account linked to the bank account linked in the mobile. To avoid this, do not click on the QR code sent by the unknown person and the unknown number.
-Baljeet Singh, Cyber Cell Incharge