Cybercrooks use a clutch of devious baits to empty your bank accounts, ranging from blackmail with prurient pictures to seemingly unmatched matrimonial proposals that take over hearts and savings
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The cybercrook won her heart and she lost more than Rs 1 crore to him. She was targeted in the matrimonial con, one among the plethora of predatory pitfalls scarring cyberspace.
The victim, in her 30s, fell for the classical stratagem of fraudsters — to bandy both pathos and fantasy.
He persuaded her to give him temporary ‘loans’ to overcome sudden crises and to let him use her money to invest in a home for their blissful life together.
Till a few years ago, the woman regularly visited the cybercrime police station in Ribandar, hoping to recover the money seduced out of her. But as is the case with most online crimes, the losses could not be recouped.
Goa’s director general of police…
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The cybercrook won her heart and she lost more than Rs 1 crore to him. She was targeted in the matrimonial con, one among the plethora of predatory pitfalls scarring cyberspace.
The victim, in her 30s, fell for the classical stratagem of fraudsters — to bandy both pathos and fantasy.
He persuaded her to give him temporary ‘loans’ to overcome sudden crises and to let him use her money to invest in a home for their blissful life together.
Till a few years ago, the woman regularly visited the cybercrime police station in Ribandar, hoping to recover the money seduced out of her. But as is the case with most online crimes, the losses could not be recouped.
Goa’s director general of police…
