Wed Sep 10 13:20:37 UTC 2025: **News Article:**
**Hyderabad Residents Duped of Over ₹4.45 Lakh in Separate Cyber Scams**
**Hyderabad, September 10, 2025** – Two residents of Hyderabad have fallen victim to separate cybercrime incidents, losing a combined total of over ₹4.45 lakh. The Hyderabad cyber crime wing is investigating both cases.
In the first incident, a 43-year-old man from Bahadurpura lost over ₹2.9 lakh after unknowingly installing a malicious Android Package (APK) file, “pmkisanyojana.apk,” on his mobile phone. The malware intercepted one-time passwords (OTPs) meant for legitimate transactions, forwarding them to fraudsters who then accessed and drained funds from his Union Bank of India account. Police were only able to recover ₹9,000 of the stolen amount.
The second case involved a 34-year-old man from Jiyaguda who was swindled out of ₹1.56 lakh in a cryptocurrency scam originating on the Jeevansathi matrimonial platform. He was contacted by an individual posing as a woman from Malaysia, who convinced him to invest in cryptocurrency via the Binance app. After initial trust was gained with fake earning screenshots, the victim was told to download the “Dex App,” which installed a virtual private network (VPN) without his knowledge. This gave the scammer access to his device and the ability to make unauthorized transfers. Withdrawal attempts were blocked, and the fraudulent contact became unresponsive.
Hyderabad police are using these incidents to warn citizens to be wary of installing applications from untrusted sources and to exercise extreme caution when considering online investments promoted through social media or matrimonial platforms. They urged the public to verify the legitimacy of any investment opportunity before committing funds, and to avoid installing apps from unknown sources.
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