Scammers try to sale world's tallest statue of Unity - cyber crime in india

The Statue of Unity is the world's tallest statue at 182 meters (597 ft). It rises 54 meters (177 ft) higher than the previous record-holder, the Spring Temple Buddha in China's Henan province.

Indian police lodged a case this week against an unknown online fraudster who tried selling the world’s largest statue for $4 billion, claiming the proceeds would be used to help the Gujarat state government fund its fight against the coronavirus.

India Just Unveiled the World’s Tallest Statue, and It’s Twice as Big as the Statue of Liberty.
With scams ranging from free mobile recharges, to offers of free Netflix subscriptions, federal home ministry officials say there has been an 86 percent rise in cybercrime in the past four weeks.
Police and internal security officials said scammers have created fake versions of the flagship ‘PM Cares Fund’ payments interface that looks deceptively similar to the original and many Indians and Non-Residents Indians (NRIs) have fallen prey.

“We have received over 8,300 complaints from individuals across India and NRIs who have donated thousands of dollars into fake accounts,” said a senior home ministry official, adding the retrieval process is a complex task.

Please note, the correct UPI ID of PM CARES Fund is pmcares@sbi

Thanks to alert citizen @bishwesh0604 for getting a fake UPI ID pmcare@sbi blocked. Legal action has been initiated.@PMOIndia@HMOIndia @LtGovDelhi @DelhiPolice https://t.co/HmL3fWhuet pic.twitter.com/SaQczWOwUm

— DCP Cybercrime (@DCP_CCC_Delhi) March 29, 2020

CERT-In, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team and ReBIT, the technology arm of Reserve Bank of India recently issued warnings about online threats and scams and asked financial institutions to be aware.

Beware of the fake UPI IDs that are making the rounds in the guise of Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance & Relief in Emergency Situations a.k.a. PM Cares. Make sure your monetary donation to fight against the global pandemic is going into the right hands. @PMOIndia #PMCaresFund pic.twitter.com/3QcFeSbML0

— State Bank of India (@TheOfficialSBI) March 30, 2020

“The US Secret Service has also warned nations that during time of uncertainty and increased online activity, cyber criminals are actively working to exploit the current COVID-19 story with attacks aimed at taking advantage of the situation,” said Nitin Bhatnagar, a senior official at PCI Security Standards Council, a global standards body for the payment card industry.