Police crack online financial frauds in Kupwara, recover money

Srinagar, Oct 16: The Cyber Cell of J&K Police has solved multiple cases of online financial fraud, preventing further financial losses and successfully recovering a total of `1,58,184.

The swift action and effective use of cyber tactics by the Cyber Cell Kupwara have helped resolve various cases, including an online job scam, credit card update scam, investment fraud, SIM card update fraud, and fake credit message scam.

In one case, a complainant was defrauded of `23,000 in an online task-based job scam. Upon receiving the complaint, the Cyber Cell collected all necessary evidence and successfully recovered the full amount of `23,000. Another victim lost `20,590 in a credit card update scam, where fraudsters tricked the victim into following fraudulent steps to update their card. The Cyber Cell Kupwara promptly intervened and managed to recover `20,000 of the lost amount.

In another instance, a victim was duped of `44,270 after being promised double returns on investments. The fraudsters persuaded the victim to make multiple transactions. Upon receiving the complaint, the Cyber Cell blocked the transactions, saving the entire amount of `44,270.

Another complainant was scammed out of `69,500 after receiving a phone call asking for SIM card updates; the Cyber Cell managed to recover `14,500 for this victim. Additionally, another victim lost `72,001 in an online fraud case, but the Cyber Cell successfully saved `52,001 for them. In yet another case, a complainant was tricked by a fake credit message and lost `5,000, with the Cyber Cell recovering `4,413 following swift action.

The J&K Police urges the public to remain vigilant against online financial fraud, including fake trading platforms, suspicious links, fraudulent SMS credit messages, unauthorized apps, and fake calls.