Case Studies:

Case 1:

1. Nigerian Held in E-Crime.

Facts:
1. The cyber crime branch of Mumbai police arrested a 30-year old Nigerian for allegedly
duping 26 customers of ICICI bank to the tune of RS. 6.93 Lakh.
2. Abdul Rehman Azocz would send fake mails to the customers with intention to cheat.
3. He illegally collected the information of bank’s customers and carried illegal transactions
which caused loss to the customers.
4. The additional chief metropolitan magistrate court at Esplanade remanded Azocz to
custody after the sections 419,420,468,469 and 471 of IPC were pressed against him.

2. Solutions:
1. First, immediately contact your bank and report an unauthorized charge.
2. Always report fraudulent charges to your bank as soon as you know about them.
3. You may also have to go into your bank and physically fill out a dispute form.
4. Depending on the number of charges made and the severity of the situation, you may
choose to file a fraud report with your local police department.
5. You can also Switch Your Bank Drafts to Your New Account or Card.
6. If the thief had direct access to your checking account and not just your debit card, you
can also put a temporary freeze on your credit report to add an extra layer of protection
against identity theft.

Case 2:

1. Three people held guilty in online credit card scam.

Facts:
1. Customer credit cards details were misused through online means for booking air-
tickets.
2. Culprits were caught by Cyber Crime Investigation cell in Pune. Count of 100 people
details were misused.
3. According to the information provided by the police, one customer received a SMS
based alert for purchasing ticket even when the credit card was being held by the
customer. Customer was alert and he enquired about the misuse of the transaction.
4. Investigation revealed that details were obtained from SBI. Shaikh(Scammer) was
working in credit card department. So due to this he had some details of customer credit
cards.
5. He then shared all the information to his team and they booked tickets using the details
of card.
6. After this scam various banks were informed about this and also four air-lines industries
were contacted.
Solution:
1. Only give your credit card number or other sensitive information on calls you
initiate.
2. Don't give your credit card number to anyone who calls you requesting the number.
3. Credit card thieves have been known to pose as credit card issuers and other
businesses to trick you into giving out your credit card number.
4. Unauthorized charges on your credit card are the first sign of credit card fraud.
5. If you notice a charge you didn't make, no matter how small, report the charge to
your credit card issuer immediately. Your credit card issuer will tell you whether you
should close your account and get a new account number to avoid credit card fraud.
6. Your credit card number may be stored in a number of places online. For example,
you may save your credit card on any website so you can make one-click purchases.
Make sure you use strong passwords with a combination of upper- and lower-case
characters, numbers, and even characters, and avoid writing or sharing your
password.