Coimbatore: The cybercrime police have advised Facebook users to keep privacy settings at the most restricted levels after conmen set up fake profiles of a police officer and a forest veterinary officer to extort money.
A Sukumar, a forest veterinary officer attached to the Coimbatore forest division, had alerted his FB friends on Tuesday about a fake account that sought money. Conmen used his profile picture to create the fake account and requested his friends to send Rs 10,000 to a bank account.
“Some of my FB friends had alerted me about the fake account. Thanks to timely intervention, it was blocked. No one lost money,” the forest veterinary officer told TOI.
Deputy superintendent of anti-land grabbing cell T K K Senthilkumar shared a similar experience. “On Saturday, my friends alerted me about a fake profile that requested them to send money through Google Pay. I requested them to report the account, which was later blocked,” he said.
The cybercrime cell received more than 120 complaints about fake accounts, said C Sanghu, additional superintendent of police. “If you notice a fake FB account in your name, you can register a complaint through www.cybercrime.gov.in. Cybercrime cops will contact you over phone and take steps to block the account with the help of Facebook authorities.”
Bank accounts published by the fraudsters belonged to someone in the northern part of India, Sanghu added.
A Sukumar, a forest veterinary officer attached to the Coimbatore forest division, had alerted his FB friends on Tuesday about a fake account that sought money. Conmen used his profile picture to create the fake account and requested his friends to send Rs 10,000 to a bank account.
“Some of my FB friends had alerted me about the fake account. Thanks to timely intervention, it was blocked. No one lost money,” the forest veterinary officer told TOI.
Deputy superintendent of anti-land grabbing cell T K K Senthilkumar shared a similar experience. “On Saturday, my friends alerted me about a fake profile that requested them to send money through Google Pay. I requested them to report the account, which was later blocked,” he said.
The cybercrime cell received more than 120 complaints about fake accounts, said C Sanghu, additional superintendent of police. “If you notice a fake FB account in your name, you can register a complaint through www.cybercrime.gov.in. Cybercrime cops will contact you over phone and take steps to block the account with the help of Facebook authorities.”
Bank accounts published by the fraudsters belonged to someone in the northern part of India, Sanghu added.
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