From the New York Post:
Police in India catch scammers trying to sell world’s largest statue for $4 billion
Police in India 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.
While the plot to sell the “Statue of Unity,” a monument that is nearly twice the height of New York’s Statue of Liberty, is among the most brazen cases, police say cybercrimes have surged since the health scare gripped the country.
With scams ranging from free mobile recharges, to offers of free Netflix subscriptions, federal home ministry officials say there has been 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 look deceptively similar to the original and many Indians and Non-Residents Indians (NRIs) have fallen prey....MORE
