^“A retired junior assistant from the Tamil Nadu Agriculture Department received a phishing WhatsApp call from a fraudster posing as an LIC officer. He was told that a LIC bonus of ₹47,000 would be disbursed and was tricked into sharing his SBI account details and OTP. Using these, the fraudster withdrew ₹2,25,000 from his account. The victim realized the fraud only after receiving a bank SMS alert and lodged a complaint. Digital investigation traced the accused, froze ₹1,53,341 from his account, and refunded it to the victim. The case, involving misuse of OTP for unauthorized banking transactions, is pending trial in the Judicial Magistrate Court._“

^“A woman from a Tamil Nadu village was contacted by a fraudster from Inderpuri, Delhi, with a loan offer of ₹5,00,000 at one percent interest. Claiming to be a financial institution officer, he obtained her Aadhaar, bank details, and cheque slip, and sent a fake loan approval letter. He then collected ₹2,13,000 from her through online transfers as refundable advance and processing fees. Realizing she had been cheated, the victim filed a complaint. Investigation revealed an office in Delhi operating like a genuine firm. The accused was arrested, ₹1,25,000 in cash was seized, and his account was frozen. The matter is now before the Judicial Magistrate Court._“

^“A mechanical engineering graduate from Tamil Nadu paid ₹12,00,000 to fraudsters after believing a fake WhatsApp advertisement for a junior engineer post in Railways. He later received a forged appointment letter for Bihar Railway and, on travelling there, found it to be fake. Unable to contact the fraudster, he lodged a complaint. Digital investigation led to the arrest of three accused, one in Villupuram and two in Bihar, and ₹26,86,812 was frozen in their accounts. The entire loss was refunded to the victim, and the case is presently under trial in the Judicial Magistrate Court._“

^“A fraudster posed as an Indian Army officer and advertised the sale of a Ford car worth ₹2,00,000 on Facebook, posting photos in uniform along with the car. A victim trusted the offer and transferred ₹81,400 as transport and advance charges. After receiving the payment, the fraudster cut off all communication. The victim complained, and a digital investigation identified a gang across Rajasthan, Haryana, and West Bengal. Five accused were arrested, their accounts frozen, and the stolen money was refunded. The case demonstrated how social media platforms are misused for fraudulent online sales._“

^“A senior government officer in Tamil Nadu received a WhatsApp message from a number resembling his superior’s official contact, with the superior’s photo attached. The message requested Amazon gift vouchers worth ₹1,00,000, claiming repayment later and urging secrecy as the vouchers were for an important person. The victim initially believed it but confirmed with his superior and discovered it was a fraud. He lodged a complaint, and quick digital investigation tracked and arrested the fraudster. The case highlighted impersonation fraud using senior officials’ identities to deceive subordinates._“

^“In a sextortion case, fraudsters used an attractive profile picture to start a sexual chat with a victim and then played pre-recorded pornographic videos to build trust. They persuaded the victim to undress on live camera and secretly recorded the act. Later, they blackmailed him by threatening to circulate the video on WhatsApp, YouTube, and to family members unless he complied with demands. The victim filed an online complaint, and rapid digital investigation led to the accused being secured along with incriminating digital evidence. The case is pending trial in court._“