Fraudsters faux Pinarayi Vijayan’s account, attempt to dupe cop
3 min readExpress News Service
KOCHI: After demanding cash impersonating bureaucrats by creating their faux WhatsApp accounts, cyber fraudsters have now focused the chief minister of Kerala. The Kochi cyber police have registered a case towards an unidentified one who created a faux WhatsApp account utilizing the profile image of CM Pinarayi Vijayan and despatched messages to an IPS officer requesting cash.
The case was registered on the criticism of J Jayanath, who heads the coastal safety division headquartered in Kochi. “The officer said he received a WhatsApp message from 8099506915 having the profile picture of Pinarayi Vijayan on August 3. The person demanded money. We suspect more top police officials received messages from fake WhatsApp accounts,” a supply stated.
The case was registered beneath IPC Sections 419 (dishonest by personation), 468 (forgery for dishonest), and 471 (used solid doc or digital report as real), IT Act Sections 66C (dishonestly use an digital signature, password or distinctive ID identification options) and 66D (dishonest utilizing any communication gadget or laptop useful resource).
The cyber police final month registered a case relating to a faux WhatsApp account created utilizing the image of IPS officer Sanjeeb Patjoshi. Last month, Kozhikode district collector Narasimhugari T L Reddy was additionally focused by fraudsters who created his faux WhatsApp account. In March, a instructor in Kollam was duped of `14 lakh after she acquired a message from a faux WhatsApp account of state police chief Anil Kant.
Jiyas Jamal, cyber regulation knowledgeable and founding father of NGO Cyber Suraksha Foundation, stated his crew had alerted Health Minister Veena George whose faux WhatsApp account was created and messages had been despatched to a number of folks.“In most cases, fraudsters use fake profiles of ministers and bureaucrats. This is happening as their phone numbers are available on the websites of government organisations,” he stated.
KOCHI: After demanding cash impersonating bureaucrats by creating their faux WhatsApp accounts, cyber fraudsters have now focused the chief minister of Kerala. The Kochi cyber police have registered a case towards an unidentified one who created a faux WhatsApp account utilizing the profile image of CM Pinarayi Vijayan and despatched messages to an IPS officer requesting cash.
The case was registered on the criticism of J Jayanath, who heads the coastal safety division headquartered in Kochi. “The officer said he received a WhatsApp message from 8099506915 having the profile picture of Pinarayi Vijayan on August 3. The person demanded money. We suspect more top police officials received messages from fake WhatsApp accounts,” a supply stated.
The case was registered beneath IPC Sections 419 (dishonest by personation), 468 (forgery for dishonest), and 471 (used solid doc or digital report as real), IT Act Sections 66C (dishonestly use an digital signature, password or distinctive ID identification options) and 66D (dishonest utilizing any communication gadget or laptop useful resource).
The cyber police final month registered a case relating to a faux WhatsApp account created utilizing the image of IPS officer Sanjeeb Patjoshi. Last month, Kozhikode district collector Narasimhugari T L Reddy was additionally focused by fraudsters who created his faux WhatsApp account. In March, a instructor in Kollam was duped of `14 lakh after she acquired a message from a faux WhatsApp account of state police chief Anil Kant.
Jiyas Jamal, cyber regulation knowledgeable and founding father of NGO Cyber Suraksha Foundation, stated his crew had alerted Health Minister Veena George whose faux WhatsApp account was created and messages had been despatched to a number of folks.“In most cases, fraudsters use fake profiles of ministers and bureaucrats. This is happening as their phone numbers are available on the websites of government organisations,” he stated.
