Tamil Nadu Scammers Goes Deep in Matrimonial Sites to Obtain Sensitive Info on Their Targets
Tamil Nadu Scammers Goes Deep in Matrimonial Sites to Obtain Sensitive Info on Their Targets
According to the sources, the majority of the victims were members of the middle class in terms of their socioeconomic status.
Vellore, Tamil Nadu: Message boards, social media, and online dating applications have been plagued by cyber fraudsters for a long time. Recently, these fraudsters have shifted their attention to matrimonial websites, where they have been illegally mining the personal data of victims and stealing lakhs of rupees from them.
In the span of just two months, the cyber crime police in Vellore have received four instances of fraud of this kind. In each of these instances, the perpetrators of the fraud have used matrimonial websites to entice victims and then used online trading scams to take money from them.
According to sources from the cyber crime police in the district, the suspects approach persons who are unaware of their whereabouts and convince them that they are going to marry them. They do this by illegally acquiring contact information details from the websites in question.
An official stated that a group that was participating in the fraud used voice-modulation software to impersonate a potential bride or groom. The official also stated that the group communicated over instant messaging programs and avoided communication through video calls or in-person meetings.
For example, a guy from the district who was 33 years old and had created his profile on a matrimonial website was approached by a suspect who had a profile name of “Aaradhya,” and the suspect expressed interest in marrying the man. During a conversation over WhatsApp, the suspect asserted that he had acquired a considerable amount of wealth through internet trading.
He was successful in persuading the individual to carry out a series of activities and deposit a sum of ₹6,71,000. A complaint was filed with the Vellore cyber crime section by the petitioner after he discovered that he was unable to withdraw the money they had requested. According to the sources, the majority of the victims were members of the middle class in terms of their socioeconomic status.
In an interview with TNIE, Vellore Cyber Crime Inspector K Punitha stated, “We are continuously raising awareness, but many people fall into similar scams in their search for quick money and end up losing their financial savings.” She strongly asked the general people to immediately report such activities to the authorities and to double-check any links that were sent from this type of profile before opening them.
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