A fake traffic police e-challan scam is being operated by cyber criminals who bank upon the people failing to notice or reading the e-challan carelessly. In this regard the government has launched an cyber security awareness campaign few months back to make people stay aware of such kind of ongoing cyber scams.
Sim swapping scams have become increasingly prevalent, wherein scammers manipulate the network provider to associate the victims number with a SIM card in their possession.
The CBI has unearthed a sophisticated network involving foreign elements which cheated Indians of hundreds of crore by luring them with job and loan offers as well as fooling them into investing in Ponzi schemes.