New Delhi: The Union Finance Ministry today alerted the general public on fake and fraudulent e-mails bearing names, signatures, stamps and logos of Delhi Police Cyber Crime and Economic Offence, Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB), Intelligence Bureau and Cyber Cell, Delhi.
The fake letter levels allegations of child pornography, paedophilia, cyber pornography, sexually explicit exhibits, grooming etc. against probable victims.
The Finance Ministry said it has come to its notice that several fake and fraudulent e-mails have been circulated by fraudsters to defraud many people. Such fake emails have a letter as an attachment which bears the names and signatures of Sandeep Khirwar, Additional Director-General, Cyber Crime and Economic Offence, Delhi Police Headquarters, New Delhi and Anupam Prakash, Joint Secretary (COFEPOSA), Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB), together with stamps and logos of CEIB, Intelligence Bureau and Cyber Cell, New Delhi.
“The said letter makes allegations of child pornography, paedophilia, cyber pornography, sexually explicit exhibit, grooming etc. levelled against the receivers of the said e-mails. The fraudsters have used different e-mail addresses for sending the aforementioned fake e-mails with attachments. Police authorities have been alerted to take necessary action in the matter,” it said. It asked receivers of any such email to be aware of this fraudulent attempt.
“It is informed to the general public that any such e-mails with the attachment should not be responded to and such cases may be reported to the nearest police station/cyber police station,” it said.
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