Hyderabad: The Cyber Crime Unit in Hyderabad helped 54 people get their money back after they were cheated by online fraudsters in March 2025. A total of Rs 3.27 crore was refunded after the police froze the bank accounts used by the scammers.
According to the police, the victims were tricked in several types of online fraud. These included fake stock trading and investment schemes, scams involving FedEx and money laundering, QR code fraud, credit card fraud, fake customer care numbers, and malicious APK files.
The Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) for the Cyber Crime Unit said that 32 people were fooled by fraudsters who promised high returns through stock trading and investment scams. Following court orders, banks returned Rs 1.62 crore to those victims.
