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Cyber Crime

Cyber Crime Hq at Police Headquarters Lucknow
e-mail Address of SP Cyber Crime- sp-cyber.lu@up.gov.in

Mobile Numbers and e-mail Addresses of Cyber Police Stations of Uttar Pradesh (click Here)

FROM CYBERCRIME UPP DESK

Securing the cyberspace has become an important priority for governments, businesses and citizens across the world. The increasing scale, complexity and repercussions of cyber attacks in recent years have escalated the discourse around the subject to the highest levels.

The number of Cybercrime cases registered by various police units in India as recorded by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) is ever increasing. Realising the growth in cybercrime threats, Uttar Pradesh police conceptualised and setup the country's first exclusive police station to handle cybercrime cases in 2016 in Lucknow and Gautam Buddha Nagar.
In recent development Government of Uttar Pradesh has facilitated to open Cyber Police Stations in all its 18 Police Range districts under the supervision of Cyber Crime Hqrs at Lucknow.

KEEP EVERYONE SAFE BY SPREADING EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ABOUT THE CYBER WORLD.

GENERAL AWARENESS
DOS & DONTS

LOTTERY SCAMS

Beware of offers/information through email/SMS/posts/ forwards enticing you to claim lottery/gift of huge prize money by depositing some money into unknown bank accounts or UPI ID’s.

You will receive a SMS/email saying “You have won a lottery”

Then fraudster will ask you to deposit the handling charges.

You will deposit the money as per the instructions

The fraudster will run away with your money

Job Frauds

Beware of fake job offers. If you receive a job offer which demands to deposit money, then be cautious, it would be a fake/fraud offer.

Victim looking for a job

The fraudster will issue a fake appointment order in the name of the requested company

The fraudster will conduct telephonic interview

The company will deny to issue the offer letter before payment of consultancy charges

The victim will deposit money

The fraudster will run away with your money

Phishing

Beware of phishing. Do not click on links, download files or open attachments received via communication channels from unknown senders.

You will receive a bank security alert saying, “Your net banking password will expire in the next 24 hours. Please reset your password by clicking on this link.”

The link will redirect to a fake website, and the username and password will be captured by the fraudster

The user’s account gets compromised and is used for the fraudster’s benefit

OTP Frauds

Beware of OTP frauds. Do not disclose any OTP, username , password, PIN number, CVV number or any other credentials to any person.

Fraudster targets victim via telephone and asks for OTP, username, password, PIN number, CVV number or any other credential

Once the victim provides this confidential information, the bank account will be hacked and money will be siphoned off

MATRIMONIAL SCAMS

Beware of matrimonial scam. If there is demand for transfer of funds, please verify the genuineness of the person. Do not deposit or transfer money without contacting them in person.

The fraudster posts a fake, attractive profile on matrimonial site

Then fraudster will lure the victim with affection and care

The fraudster will ask him/her to deposit/transfer money to handle some emergency situation

The fraudster will run away with your money

ACCOUNT DIVERSION

Beware of account diversion fraud in Small & Medium Sector Enterprises(SMEs). If you receive an email claiming that the bank account of your customer(buyer/seller) has been changed, and asked to deposit money to the changed account, please do multiple verfications before depositing.

You will receive a SMS/email saying “You have won a lottery”

Then fraudster will ask you to deposit the handling charges.

You will deposit the money as per the instructions

The fraudster will run away with your money

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT SCAMS

Beware of online classified ads companies. If there is an advertisement for selling of any goods at the cheapest price and Dthe seller asks to deposit money in advance, this may be a scam. Do not deposit money without inspecting the product and meeting the seller in person.

Fraudster poses as genuine seller and posts fake advertisements on online classified websites

When a customer shows interest in the item, the fraudster may claim that he was travelling or have moved overseas

Fraudster tells the customer that an agent would deliver the goods following receipt of payment and victim makes a prior online payment

After the payment, customer won’t receive the goods and won’t be able to contact the seller

CRYPTO CURRENCY SCAMS

Beware of offers/information through email/SMS/posts/ forwards enticing you to claim lottery/gift of huge prize money by depositing some money into unknown bank accounts or UPI ID’s.

The victim decides to buy a car online, and calls the number provided

The fraudster demands Aadhar and other details to register car documents

You will deposit the money as per the instructions

The fraudster will run away with your money

Internet safety is every ones responsibility. Internet safety is a lot more than just about ensuring that your computer has the latest anti-virus and firewall software installed.