AI Sextortion To Fake Trading App: Two Indore Men Lose ₹1.22 Lakh In Cyber Scams
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A man fell victim to a sophisticated online cyber fraud, losing Rs 72,000 to blackmailers who manipulated his video call screenshots into objectionable images using artificial intelligence (AI) technology. According to Aerodrome police, the incident occurred on Aug 28 when the victim came in contact with a woman identifying herself as Anita Sharma through a matrimonial…
Indore, Madhya Pradesh: Two Indore men have fallen victim to sophisticated cyber scams, losing a combined sum of ₹1.22 lakh. The first incident, occurring on August 28, involved an accountant who was lured into a chat with a woman named Anita Sharma through a matrimonial portal, Sangam Marriage. After receiving a video call pretexting as a marriage proposal, the fraudster captured screenshots from the call, manipulated them into nude images using AI, and demanded Rs 1 lakh.
Threatening to upload the edited photos to YouTube if payment was not made, the scammers demanded additional money, totaling Rs 72,000, before the victim realized he had been scammed. The second victim, a city-based accountant, lost Rs 50,000 to a cyber fraudster after being promised high-yield returns on investment through the XM360 app on Telegram.
After transferring the money, the fraudster tricked the victim into sharing an OTP, resulting in the immediate deduction of Rs 50,000 from his bank account.
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