As technology advances at a rapid pace, crimes in the virtual space are also multiplying. These days, even the well-read and tech savvy are falling for the vicious traps set by cyber criminals. AACHAL VAYEDA & SOHINI GHOSH trace the modus operandi of a few recent cases that have left the Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch looking for clues.
After rescue, these people are not filing FIRs, only when FIRs are filed, the Indian police will be able to get to these agents/companies: Avaran Abraham
The source said those trapped in Cambodia were forced to scam people back in India and, in some cases, extort money by pretending to be law enforcement officials and saying that they had found some suspicious materials in their parcels.
Both nations have a shared interest in cracking down on online “pig butchering schemes.” It could show that the two nations can still work together for mutual benefit.
Japan saw an 8.3 percent increase in the number of police-recognized cyber and phone scams in 2023, with the 19,033 cases the most in 10 years, while the number of people linked to overseas-based crime rings was the highest ever seen, data show.