Mysuru police educate university students on cyber fraud

MYSURU: After their successful efforts in recovering the stolen money from bank accounts, Mysuru city police have taken up a fight against cyber frauds by educating the students at the University of Mysore about various types of cyber cheating. Police released a cyber fraud awareness song, a documentary and a short film as part of their efforts.

Commissioner of police Ramesh Banoth told students at BN Bahadur Institute of Management Sciences (BIMS) that nothing in this world comes for free or cheap. “We must work and earn. There is nothing called easy money. These are the tricks adopted by frauds to cheat the public including students, aged persons and women and swindle their money from their bank account in no time online,” he said.

“There are several instances wherein people have lost their hard-earned money. We internet users must be cautious and avoid clicking suspicious links and sharing OTP and other personal details over the phone. Youths should not also fall into the trap of fake job offers, free gifts and goods for cheap,” he added.

The commissioner said that in case they lose money online, the first thing they must do is to call the 1930 helpline or 112 ERRS and report the crime immediately. It may help in getting back their money.

Abhilash PS, an MBA student who attended the eventsaid, “The cyber awareness programme was helpful to us as almost every student today uses the internet on their phones and is susceptible to cyber-attacks. We can now share these tips with our known persons on how to be cautious.”

Arunkumar, another student, said, “What I felt after attending an awareness programme by the police was that I can now tell my parents and family members and friends about cybercrimes and techniques used by frauds. I learnt many unknown things in this area of crime.” BIMS chairman D Anand and cyber police inspector Jayakumar were present at the programme.