BEWARE! CYBERCRIMINALS POSING AS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

Shillong March 08 : Cybercriminals are fraudulently posing as Senior Government officials of CBI, IB, INTERPOL, I4C, DOT, TRAI and State Police Department of Maharashtra, thereafter serve notices and file fake charges against innocent individuals in various ways (eg:- informing an individual that some mobile numbers are registered in their name and committing illegal activities like advertising fraud investments, harassing other individuals through messages, browsing and watching pornographic content, etc. and that cases has been registered with Mumbai Police) coercing innocent individuals to divulge personal information through Skype and respond to the notice served to them within 24 hours failing which they will be arrested and dealt seriously in the Court of Law. Oflate, many citizens have fallen victim to such type of crime and most of the individuals end up paying hefty amount of money to fraudsters for case settlement.