Archive · 27 Sep 2025
Cybercrime Spree: Scammers Exploit Impersonation and Trading Scams
Two separate scams highlight the growing threat of cybercrime.
In one case, a Hyderabad accounts manager lost money after being impersonated by a scammer.
In another, Delhi Police arrested two individuals for conning people in an online stock trading scheme.
Scammers contact victims via social media or messaging, impersonate company officials, or promise unrealistic profits to steal money.
Both incidents led to financial losses for the victims, highlighting the need for caution against online scams.
An accounts manager in Hyderabad was defrauded of Rs 25 lakh through a WhatsApp impersonation scam.
The scammer posed as the victim's MD to initiate unauthorized fund transfers.
Delhi Police arrested two individuals for a Rs 47.23 lakh online stock trading scam.
The Delhi scam involved a social media group promoting fraudulent stock schemes.
The Delhi suspects had a Chinese handler, and were using shell accounts.
- Who
- Cybercriminals, victims (accounts manager, people in social media group), Delhi Police
- What
- Cybercrimes involving impersonation and fraudulent stock trading were reported, with arrests made.
- When
- September 2024 (Hyderabad scam reported); June (Delhi FIR registered).
- Where
- Hyderabad, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and possibly China
- Why
- Victims were lured by impersonation or promises of high returns through fake trading schemes.
- Scam Types
- Impersonation, Fake Trading
- Loss in Hyderabad
- Rs 25 lakh
- Loss in Delhi
- Rs 47.23 lakh
- Delhi Accused Arrested
- Sahil Yadav, Aryan
- Delhi Scam
- Online Stock Trading
- Delhi Fraudulent Website
- Used to lure victims into investing
- Overseas Link
- China (handler)
Sources
How Bengaluru Techie Lost ₹44 Lakh After Trusting WhatsApp ‘Friend’
Police arrest cybercriminal in J’khand’s Deoghar
Delhi Police Busts Interstate Gang of Fraudsters Linked to Cambodia; 4 Held, Rs 8.04 Lakh Seized
Delhi Police busts Rs 47 lakh online stock fraud, two held