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Cybercrime Trends in India
Rising statistics of digital fraud cases in India
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'FedEx says your parcel has drugs': The scam that trapped an Indian ...
"Hello ma'am, I'm calling from FedEx. We've been alerted by police that a courier you sent to Iraq contains drugs."This is what a man on the other end of the phone told Ankita Shrivastav, a stand-up comedian based in Mumbai city, one afternoon in October 2024. What followed was one of the most harrowing experiences of her life, Shrivastav says, but she never spoke about it publicly until this April, when she performed a comedy sketch based on the experience.In the almost 30-minute video uploaded on her YouTube channel, Shrivastav narrates how the person on the phone asked her to make a video call and connected her with two men in police uniform who placed her under "digital arrest" until they could verify her identity and confirm that she wasn't the person who had sent the courier.For the next eight hours, the "policemen" monitored Shrivastav via a video calling app on her laptop. She wasn't allowed to switch off her camera, leave the house or meet or speak to anyone.They asked her numerous questions, including about her bank accounts and transaction history, all the while reminding her how grave the case was and how much trouble she could be in."The pressure was intense and after a while, I felt confused and psychologically exhausted. I just wanted the ordeal to end," Shrivastav told the BBC.She went on to approve transactions worth 900,000 rupees ($9,300; £6,700) at the behest of the so-called policemen, only to realise later that the entire operation was a scam and that she had lost her money."'You're educated, how did you get scammed?' - this is what anyone I spoke to about my experience told me," Shrivastav says. "And that's also a question I have repeatedly asked myself."Indians lost more than 200bn rupees to digital scams in 2024Shrivastav isn't alone.According to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report, for the year 2023-2024, there was a nearly 18% increase in cybercrimes year-on-year with Indians losing more than 220bn rupees to digital fraud.In 2024, 101,928 cybercrimes were registered, an almost 50% increase from 2021."Digital arrests" - where criminals impersonate law enforcement or government officials to falsely accuse victims of a crime and intimidate them into staying on a video call to extort money - are among the most frequently reported scams in the country.Scammers also use fake investment apps, deceptive emails or text messages to steal or trick people into sharing sensitive information such as one-time passcodes (OTPs)...
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Archana Puran Singh's son Ayushmaan Sethi reveals how he got scammed of ...
This also prompted Archana to recall the time she was scammed on the internet during her recent trip to Dubai. Archana Puran Singh's younger son Ayushmaan Sethi recalls getting scammed.
14 Shocking Controveries Of Indian Actresses MMS Scandal
These controversies reveal the harsh reality of digital privacy breaches highlighted by several Indian actresses' MMS scandal cases. Despite the trauma and public scrutiny, many actresses stood their ground, pursued legal action, and raised awareness about cyber safety.
