28 Cyber Frauds Hit Bhopal In One Day, Victims Lose More Than ₹29 Lakh

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh witnessed a staggering 28 cyber fraud cases on a single day, leaving victims with losses exceeding Rs 29 lakh. The city's residents, from students to professionals, factory workers and senior citizens, fell prey to various online scams. Fraudsters employed tactics such as credit card upgrades, electricity bill warnings, fake job offers, online tasks, traffic challan notifications, and fraudulent applications to defraud unsuspecting individuals.

Several instances involved credit cards, with residents like Akanksha Agrawal and Anshuman Singh losing significant sums after being misled by callers impersonating bank employees. Senior citizens were particularly vulnerable, with Rashmi Dwivedi, a 74-year-old retired professor, and Santosh Sarathe, a former LIC employee, losing substantial amounts after opening suspicious files or links.

The scams extended to UPI transactions, with Jagmohan Vishwakarma losing Rs 3 lakh after his SIM stopped working. Other victims, Saurabh Shukla and Ankush Bansal, succumbed to fraudulent offers related to OTT applications and traffic challan notifications. Fake employment and online task promises further lured individuals like Tejendra Singh and Subrat Singh, resulting in financial losses amounting to Rs 1.25 lakh and Rs 34,000 respectively.

The scams extended to senior citizens' welfare as well, with Shaheen Parveen, a 79-year-old resident, losing Rs 1.49 lakh during a video call regarding a senior citizen card. Ruchi Gupta and Rakesh Agarwal, a retired IAS officer, also fell victim to fraudulent clothing return and IAS officer position offers respectively, losing Rs 1.44 lakh and Rs 2.26 lakh.