The Supreme Court docket has now taken observe of the viral submit and filed a criticism of cyber fraud.(FILE)
New Delhi:
From pretend digital arrests to courier fraud, cybercriminals have turn into artful. After a number of cases of fraudsters impersonating policemen, messaging and calling folks to dupe them of their hard-earned cash, a pretend message from the ‘CJI’, searching for cash to ebook a cab, is now going viral.
In line with a screenshot of the submit on the microblogging platform X, the impersonator, who claimed to be Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, was stranded at Connaught Place (CP).
“Hey, I’m CJI and we’ve got pressing assembly of the collegium and I’m caught at Cannaught Place are you able to ship 5000rs for cab,” learn the screenshot of the submit riddled with spelling and grammatical errors.
“I’ll return the cash as soon as I attain the courtroom,” assured the fraudulent message.
The Supreme Court docket has now taken observe of the viral submit and filed a criticism of cyber fraud on the directions of the Chief Justice.
A number of instances of cyber fraud have emerged within the current previous the place folks have misplaced lakhs of rupees after falling prey to the ingenious digital strategies utilized by criminals.
Not too long ago, the Reserve Financial institution of India proposed to arrange a ‘Digital Funds Intelligence Platform’, which can have superior applied sciences to mitigate cost fraud dangers.
In line with the annual report launched by the Reserve Financial institution of India (RBI) on Could 30, there was a major surge within the variety of monetary frauds reported by banks, growing by 166 per cent year-on-year within the monetary yr 2023-24 to succeed in 36,075 instances.
This determine starkly contrasts with the 13,564 instances reported within the earlier fiscal yr, FY23.
