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Dear client,

Online trading and investment scams operated through messaging groups or online platforms constitute cyber fraud and cheating, which are punishable under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Indian Penal Code. Merely because the victim and the accused are located in different states does not take away the jurisdiction of cyber crime authorities.

If an online complaint has already been lodged on the National Cyber Crime Portal and technical issues are preventing correct jur

Dear Client,
In the course of an investigation into a reported cyber scam, when an amount is traced out and put on hold, a petition is filed under Section 457 of Cr. PC (now Section 497 of the BNSS) before the court of Magistrate, praying for the release of the said amount. Section 457 of the Cr.PC empowers a Magistrate to use their discretion to order the conditional release of the amount frozen or put on hold under a cyber-scam. In this situation, the police seek a surety bond equal to the am

Dear Client,
While I sympathise with your plights that you are facing now in your workplace, it may be noted that nobody is indispensible in any place and employers are never concern with the personal issues of an employee, even if it is arising out of nature of work or workload and they are only concerned with the performance or contribution of an employee in the growth of the establishment. So, in the given scenario, you may consider two options 1) you may try for better opportunity elsewhere

Dear Sir,

If You Receive Any Call Claiming to be “Police”

Ask for written notice

Ask for FIR number

Ask for police station name

Do not visit without written notice

99.9% chance → fake call

You are legally safe
You have already paid more than enough
They cannot file any FIR
Filing cyber complaint protects you
Silence is your strongest defence

Dear Sir,

Lodge Complaint with the E-Commerce Regulator (CCI + MeitY Grievance)

Every e-commerce entity must have a Grievance Officer under Consumer Protection (E-commerce Rules, 2020).

You can file complaint through:

National Cyber Crime Portal (for fraud / cheating)


Choose: “Report Other Cyber Crime → Online Financial Fraud”
This helps when the seller has cheated you or not delivered goods.

Ministry of Consumer Affairs – E-Commerce Grievance

Dear Sir,

If scam platform uses UPI apps, wallets, or crypto exchanges

Then police will send notices to:

PhonePe / Google Pay / Paytm

Razorpay, Cashfree, PayU

Binance, KuCoin, or other crypto exchanges (if crypto involved)

These intermediaries can help trace and freeze funds.

Dear Client,
Section 409 IPC deals with the offence of criminal breach of trust by a public servant, banker, merchant, or agent, and considered a non-bailable offence. The basic ingredients of Section 409 of I.P.C. are (i) accused person was working in the capacity of public servant, baker, merchant or agent; (ii) Such person was entrusted with the property, the beneficial interest in which was vested in some person other than the accused; (iii) Such person has misappropriated it or converted i

Dear Client,
Telegram scam/fraud refers to any malicious or deceitful activity that takes place on the Telegram messaging app. The types of fraud conducted on the app can often include financial scams, phishing attempts, and other types of activity targeting users to provide their personally identifiable information (PII). Once a cybercrime scam involving suspicious or fraudulent transactions is reported online to the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal(NCCRP) or an FIR is lodged in local pol

Dear Sir,

Whether your surety will be confiscated

No, your surety will not be confiscated as long as you have made a genuine complaint and there is no misuse or false claim.

It is only a security undertaking — meaning you (or the person standing surety for you) assures the court that:

You are the rightful victim,

You’ll return the money if later found not entitled,

You’ll cooperate in the investigation.

Once the process is complete and there’s no dispute, the surety is automatica

Dear Client,
Once a cybercrime scam involving suspicious or fraudulent transactions is reported online to the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal(NCCRP), on the instruction of the Cyber Crime Cell, the investigating team starts the routine process of investigation immediately and on the instruction of Cyber Cell, the Bank freezes the suspected accounts linked to fraudsters and the victim's Bank account putting a lien on it as a precautionary measure to stop the potential distribution of the f