Handle online transactions with utmost care, DGP tells internet users
The Hindu
With a rising number of complaints coming in from gullible public about being cheated by tricksters while handling online transactions, Director General of Police Sylendra Babu has appealed to the internet users to beware of the fraudsters.
With a rising number of complaints coming in from gullible public about being cheated by tricksters while handling online transactions, Director General of Police Sylendra Babu has appealed to the internet users to beware of the fraudsters.
Speaking to media persons here on Saturday, he said that in many districts, the Cyber Crime Wing police had registered cases of cheating by anonymous callers, who sent SMS (short message service) and other forms with the sole intention of deceiving the gullible users.
Appreciating the police officers handling such white collar crimes for swiftly solving them in Dindigul and Theni districts, he said that the police had arrested the accused and also recovered the money siphoned off from the complainants bank accounts.
Cautioning the public, he urged the media also to help in creating awareness and educating the masses as the cyber crimes and criminals remained anonymous and faceless. The earlier the complaint, the case could be detected faster. Sensitisation was essential and the police officers also reached out to the people, Mr. Sylendra Babu said.
The DGP said that police teams from Dindigul and Theni districts had gone to as far as New Delhi, Maharashtra, Odisha and other States to arrest the criminals. A few Nigerian nationals were also booked for online frauds by the teams here, he replied to a query.
Pointing out a specific case, he said that the police team had gone to Gujarat and arrested the accused and frozen bank accounts which had Rs 11 crore fraudulently received from gullible people. There were many type of cheating online which included promising jobs, doubling money and lottery wins.
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