As cybercrime cases rise in Odisha, govt alerts people against cyber fraud

Worried over rise in cyber crimes in Odisha, with fraudsters impersonating senior officers online to raise funds, state govt has asked Netizens to exercise caution during all financial transactions

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2 min read Last Updated : Jul 27 2022 | 12:19 PM IST

Worried over the rise in cyber crimes in Odisha, with fraudsters impersonating senior officers online to raise funds from people, the state government has asked Netizens to exercise caution during all financial transactions.

The government issued a statement to say that cyber criminals are using photos of senior bureaucrats on WhatsApp and other messaging platforms on social media, asking people to pay bills.

It has come to notice that a fake telephone number 9315641784' is using the photo of Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra, and asking people to pay bills or remit some money, the official statement said.

Earlier, similar messages were sent to people from a fake profile of Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary P K Jena.

According to police sources, Jena had filed a complaint, but the scammers were yet to be traced.

The government want to inform people that there is no such mobile phone number of chief secretary. The chief secretary never asks any one to pay any bill or remit money to any account, the statement issued on Tuesday said.

Maintaining that the chief secretary would not be accountable for any transaction done on the basis of these fake messages, it also said, All are requested to remain alert and careful about such messages. Anybody receiving any such message is requested to inform cyber police station or nearest police station.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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Topics :cybercrimesbanking fraudOdisha financial frauds

First Published: Jul 27 2022 | 12:19 PM IST

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