Two months ago, I fell victim to an online financial fraud and was progressively deceived into transferring a total of ₹90k+. I promptly registered a complaint on the National Cyber Crime Portal and attached the culprit's Aadhaar card details directly to the complaint file.

The digital system actually worked great initially where the cyber cell managed to secure a lien on approx ₹10k in the destination accounts. However, the remaining balance is gone, and my case status has been sitting as "Under Process" ever since.

From my own reading and research into how cyber cells operate, I understand there are real-world constraints at play here. From a large-scale financial fraud perspective, an amount like ₹90k+ might be considered "small" or low-priority compared to the massive multi-crore scams the authorities are fighting daily. Furthermore, because the verified Aadhaar belongs to someone located in a completely different state from where I filed, I can see how coordinating an active investigation across state lines introduces heavy logistical, budgetary, and administrative limitations for a local team.

Since I don't know the internal ins and outs of how the system navigates these interstate bottlenecks, I am just reaching out to the Reddit community to see if anyone out there can help me in any way.

If you have been through something similar, have experience bridging these gaps, or can help point this in the right direction, please comment or DM me. Any support, advice, or perspective on what the realistic next steps are to resolve this would mean the world to me.

Note - The culprit claims not to be a scammer but from the chats and screenshots he sent, it seems he was using the money on online betting and some of the accounts frozen in the process belong to the betting company and he is pissed that I reported the accounts. I even attached his aadhar card with the complaint but the cyber cell guy said that they don't have access to aadhar, still they can get his details from the bank ig. Please help if anyone can. I am not sure what all things to attach here. His aadhar does not mention his exact address but I got a dominos payment screenshot from one of his videos. Also, it seems most of his reported numbers are blocked by cybercell.

One of my Reddit acc was hacked by someone and posted stuff related to casinos betting and nsfw

I received mail from reddit that acc might be hacked check it , I saw comments and posts not made by me ... I deleted them and then deleted that acc

Can I do a complaint to keep a log that these were not my comments

But I still don't want the hassle of police n stuff calling me

One of the bank account got cyber complaint for 3k. layer 3. It was a normal transaction from someone I know. Not gambling or crypto related. Before the complain happened, i already used that money and I dint had sufficient money to hold in the account. So currently bank balance is in -3000. I have nt been using this account regularly so I dint notice the hold. The complaint was from last year. When I approached the bank for re kyc, I got to know this. Bank staff gave me details about the complaint. It is from West bengal. They said I can't close the account.

What are the options for now. I m ok with leaving this account as such. But just want to know if ignoring it can cause any serious issue later.

What I am saying below I have all evidence to prove all this

So I am a student and few months back I had a single chance, time and some money to learn and advance for my career, but not everyone earning honestly.

Unfortunately I found a company named "Indian Cyber Club Academy" run by Mr. Abhishek Parashar, he organised an online workshop and show some beginner stuff and do some promises and show himself as a professional teacher and all.

I don't know why I believed this person talk and join the batch, but later I realised he completely lied and I try to get my money back but again he lied for not refunding money by saying about their so called refund policy

In their refund policy they have mentioned every wrong thing a person can think wrong to ask for refund

He knows what he is doing but just to satisfy his money greed, he do this

This was my first time meeting a company asking for professional course money but not providing and showing professionalism, as I am also a student I didn't know many things and thought I can't go against their refund policy.

But when I realised I can, then he is telling me that if I am not understanding why I am taking every class and that I am trying to get taught for free and all, but I have never asked for full refund and I already told them at starting that what wrong they are doing but as amount was Rs 15,000 , he just didn't accepted it.

Also he knows how much classes he has taken and how much I have taken and also he can see the Zoom logs but the greed he has.

I am 100% guaranteeing, if any true professional of this field see the class recording he will straight away say the content and amount is not justified for this.

Now I have tried my best to get my money back but I am alone in this and the only option left is court case which will take upto 2 years and I am not so mentally strong that I can handle all this myself.

Also I mention this that their are some students who thinks he is teaching good I am not saying that they are lying but I can definitely say that either these people are rich or are super intelligent, because that person has not taught like for a basic to advance level as he told when he was selling this course for a average student.

Also it must be clear by now that there is a lot like a lot deficiency in delivering the course.

Now I am just helpless, and only can aware people

Got a Layer 1 Complaint From Maharashtra which is far away from my residence, IO asking to come and give statement , which is quite impossible as I am student.

Can anyone give assistance? I am willing to pay the fees.

‪+91 98773 97421‬ his number ask him to return my money plz guys help me

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My mother recieved a text on whatsapp by someone claiming to arrange teaching batches through TeacherOn.

He first asked for 5k as a registration fee...and 5.5k for another process, and finally 4.5k for teaching batch confirmation. He promised that the entire 15k would be refundable after batch confirmation.She did all the payments through upi.

The next day, he asked her to pay another 5k for the batch. When my mother refused and asked for a refund of the 15k already paid, he demanded an extra 3k as a cancellation fees

TeacherOn confirmed that the person was not affiliated with their company.

This money is very important to my family. Is there any chance of recovering it?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Maine Scam ke liye Portal pe register Kiya tha lagbhag 1 saal pahle aur aise hi usko chhod diya na hi nearest police station gya na hi cyber. Aur scammer ka account freeze kar diya kuch time baad portal pe dekha toh uska account freeze status remove ho gya aur maine isko ignore kar diya. Ab Lagbhag 1 saal baad mujhe WhatsApp aur Parcel ke through ye notice aaya ki 7 din ke andar(17-08-2026) cyber thana me aana hai par main out of state hu job karta hu. Ab mujhe ye nahi samjh aarha ki kya scammer ka account freeze ho gya hai ya koi karyavahi hogi usse pe kyo ki portal pe kuch details show nhi ho rha hai just case no. hai.

Kya mujhe cyber me report ke liye jana hoga kyoki 7 din kab ka hogya.

My father got a call today from someone accusing him of fraud and claiming that money was being used for terrorism and people had died because of it. He also spoke to the caller on a video call. After that, they kept calling repeatedly from different numbers when he stopped answering.

Numbers involved:(please report these numbers)

8724828179

8876960239

8763396385

9282696675

9282342644

We've filed a formal complaint on the Sarthi portal. Has anyone faced something similar? What else can we do to report these numbers and prevent others from getting targeted?

Posting this to make people aware. Please be careful if you receive similar calls.

I want to warn people about my experience with StayChatAI and its owners, Ayush and Ishika.

They reportedly hire people, promise payment after the work is completed and submitted, and then stop responding to calls and messages when it's time to pay.

Contact numbers:
94529 70600
96164 22222

They are also reportedly associated with Hotel Sahu in Varanasi (94532 22931).

It's shameful that people put their time, skills, and effort into work in good faith, only to be left chasing payments and answers. Please be cautious, document your agreements, and verify everything before working anywhere.

I have a lien amount in my account and I'm unable to close that account due to this. The notice came in May, 2025 and since I rarely use that account I did not notice. I would use that account for gambling deposits and withdrawals. It's unused since the past 1.5years. If I leave the lien as is without contacting IO or police. What would happen?

The lien stands even after 1.6 years now and axis bank is of no help.

Kindly help. I want to know the consequences of just leaving the case as is? I am okay with losing the amount as well but I just want to close the account

A friend of mine paid ₹9,000 via UPI to a flat broker in Patna as a token amount. He later decided not to take the flat, and the broker confirmed that the amount was refundable.

It's been 8 days, and the broker keeps delaying the refund despite repeated requests. We have written proof, UPI transaction details, and his bank details.

What should we do to recover the money?

Can anyone just hack his account and recover money 🥀(sorry for that ) but going to police station is even not feasible cuz they are asking again some money

Even the owner isn't responding.... Please please help

So some other person is running an account (Instagram)of one of my friend's, impersonating as her. We got to know the partial email and moblie number of that person but we want to know what he is doing with fake profile of her. We have potential suspects. Please help it's about her dignity, we don't how the dude is using her name to talk other people degrading her image. DM if somone can help.also we reported the IG account but it got reactivated again.

( I have attached all the screenshots below.)

I met this person on OMEtv, impersonating as a girl He asked me my socials (I thought he was she), my telegram, whatsapp and Instagram. I made a huge mistake of accepting his request on Insta, coz he got access to all my followers.

I shared some private vids with him coz I thought maybe she is genuine. Later, he made a whole template showcasing my face, my personal number and my nude video. He threatened me to share that to my followers (Includes my family as well). He said, If I don't give him money he will share it. First he asked for 3000, then it was 1500, then 2000, then again 1500. After I told him please let me go, I have payed enough, he stopped, he also shared a fake screenshot of him deleting all my videos. After that blocked him, thought the nightmare was over.

But day after, I opened my whatsapp, and there was another virtual number with the same pfp threatening me again. I knew, he was not gonna stop Now I gave him money, he will come for more.

So the first thing I did was visit the cyber crime office in my city and lodge a complaint. They asked me to deactivate my SIM for 1 week, and also format my phone to prevent any bugs or malware from accessing other information due to the link I clicked on which he sent to pay him money did all of it, but I'm worried, he's never gonna stop and share the pics with my family.

Note : The guy is operating from Nigeria.

Please anyone who is reading this and is genuine, who knows how to deal with this - I beg them to assist me and help me get rid of him. Please please. Someone help me 🙏🙏🙏. Indian IT community, I need you guys. 🙏🙏

My bank account has had a certain amount on hold due to p2p transaction since January, but my account is still operational and I can use it for regular transactions.
I want to know the steps to get the held amount released and remove the mule account status, if my account has been flagged as one. Should I contact the bank, cybercrime police, or the investigating officer? Has anyone faced a similar situation and successfully resolved it?
Please share the procedure and any advice. Thanks!

A lien was placed by bank of baroda on 11th Oct 2026 for Inr 1600 only partial amount is blocked right now rest account is fully functional I want to understand is my other funds into my bank account is also at risk ?

Currently am able to operate the account normally expect from the lien amount but still worried is my other funds is at risk of in future also the account can get freeze ?

Hii I am From Jodhpur Rajasthan i play online games in 2025 january and I take withdrawal of 1200 rupees for 2 to 3 time after that i understand that this is trap so I stop playing now in 7 october Gujrat cyber cell in Layer 3 and put lien marked on 1200 rupees in my bank account now I am so dipress from last 5 to 7 days if I go leagal support it's more expensive than lien amount

Hi everyone,
I recently started a small business buying dead or damaged mobile phones online. My plan is to repair them, use the working parts, and resell the phones or components. I’m just starting out with a small investment, so I’m trying to build everything slowly.

Recently, I bought 3 mobile phones from a seller for ₹4,000. I paid the amount after receiving the parcel, but when I checked it, there were only 2 phones inside.
The Samsung phone was missing.
I contacted the seller and asked him about the missing phone. He literally messaged me saying, “I scammed you bro,” and then told me he would send the money back. I trusted him and gave him multiple chances to refund me, but he kept making promises and never returned the money or sent the missing phone.

One more thing is that he shared his Aadhaar card with me. I honestly don’t know whether it’s his real Aadhaar or a fake document, so I can’t confirm his identity.

I tried to sort this out directly with him several times, but nothing worked. I have now filed an online cybercrime complaint and saved the payment details and chat screenshots as evidence.

I’m feeling really disappointed because I’m trying to start something of my own, and this happened when I’m still at the beginning of my business.

Has anyone here dealt with a similar situation?
What should I do next? Should I visit the cybercrime police station and submit a written complaint with all the evidence? Is there any chance of getting my money back?

Also, can the police verify whether the Aadhaar he shared actually belongs to him?

I would appreciate any genuine advice from people who have gone through something similar. I just want to resolve this properly and get my money back.

Thanks.

also, it shows as current login location as Nagpur. and earlier login location at kolhapur.

bruhh I've logged in my account and I'm in Mumbai and I've never been to kolhapur and nagpur...wtf ?

should I be worried ?

also, it shows as current login location as Nagpur. and earlier login location at kolhapur.

bruhh I've logged in my account and I'm in Mumbai and I've never been to kolhapur and nagpur...wtf ?

should I be worried ?

Hi I am a student and I lost 3750inr. An ad on OLX showed samsung s23 8/256 in dusty but all original condition.

No lines everything working properly. The seller shared the original bill, adhaar card, pan card, emi payment details and last four digits of the emi bank account.

Now he didn't send me the money not the phone. He kept saying to send money in small amounts because her mother is ill and needs medicine. Even after all these then he blocked my number and removed it from WhatsApp also. Never answered on call with words. Picked up the call and just hung up.

I have all the proofs. What should I do. It happened in May 2025.

I was afraid to file a cyber complaint since it was asking about the address and I didn't want my parents to know about the same.

What should I do now ?

Hi, One person scammed me for showing rental properties, he took my money and blocked me, organisation not accepting their mistake, I kept telling that scammer that i will take actions against you, return my money, but nothing happened, I left that state now months back,
Now I guess in revenge manner Scammer shared my number to all Property dealers, I weekly get around 4-5 calls of brokers related to different properties and I need to tell them to remove my number , as i am no longer in that state , neither looking for any property and this keeps on repeating again and again, weeks after weeks.

I am tired of taking these spam calls,
PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME GET OUT OF THIS PATHETIC SITUATION.

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I checked online and found other people have also written about his scam and fraud already before me even.  Screenshots attached as proof.

So there's this guy named Shubam singh who likes to call himself cybercop and present himself all over social media as a messiah and savior of women who get harassed, stalked or hacked by men. 

He wad praised by some influencers in one of their videos.  I wont mention the influencers names as they're not involved in his modus operandi. They're fully innocent.

But it seems he smoothly scams the general public, helpless scared women who pay him and doesn't do any work for them after taking payments.

It seems he only solves influencer or other cases where he cannot scam them easily and gets a bit of fame in return by their testimony vidoes on how he helped them.

This in turn gives him more business in ways of more women reaching out to him and he decides who is weak that he can scam off and others who are strong that he will use to garner more social media fame.

He was praised by a famous influencer as having solved her matter of someone who was misbehaving with her online.  When i saw the video and reached out to him, he asked for upfront payment.

Trusting the online testimony of  the influencer -  i paid him the entire amount that he asked, only to have been told to endlessly wait by him, by various excuses and its been THREE YEARS he hasnt done ANY WORK AT ALL. 

Just because iam not an online influencer ???.

He has been ignoring and making excuses while he keeps making reels, giving interviews on how he will protect and help women who are stalked and harassed online.  Really ? Then howcome he has taken full 100% payment and done nothing and not even returning back the amount ?

It seems he has managed to make some personal contacts with some higher ups which is why he was boldly telling me to go ahead and file any police complaint about him scamming me. He also said it was my fault for asking him to help me against online harassment.  I have all chats as proof of it.

To end, it seems his basic modus operandi is to scam gullible public and serve only the rich and famous. 

Else why would he not do anything after taking 60k + amount from me and neither even return my money nor so anything at all while going around giving interviews to get more business,  making reels and hosting seminars.

Will my life or me be in any danger with this post  ? I dont even know if he is highly connected or showing it...

So, my friend used my Aadhaar card for a fake loan app not registered with rbi and they are constantly were harassing me with morphed photos and fake numbers but of course everybody makes a mistake small one but they still do. He messaged me with his real number few weeks ago which I ignored completely. But with Truecaller I found his real name and bike number and rto registration location as well. Around 7 pm today he called me again and abused for 5 mins straight, after which I dropped the real name bomb and he panicked hard started telling his scammer bodies that he knows the real name and starts saying ab se nhi karuga. I am waiting for tomorrow if they continue with the harassment. If they do I will file a formal lawsuit against them but if they didn’t what should I do - please advise, never been I this situation before

Hi everyone! Sharing my experience in case it helps others facing an SBI account freeze related to suspicious transactions/cybercrime.

My account was debit-frozen on 4 September 2026. I could receive money but couldn’t send it. My debit card was blocked, and my YONO access was permanently blocked.

Important: I had no lien on my account.
My timeline:
4 September: Account frozen.
September: Submitted a written application, ID documents and completed KYC. The branch also contacted me to clarify my address, income, source of funds and transactions.
18 September: Visited the branch for an update. I was asked to complete online KYC and submit it to the branch manager. I feel that visiting the bank sooner might have sped things up, as I would have learned about the online KYC requirement earlier.
29 September: The branch manager informed me that my application had been approved at the branch level and forwarded to SBI Patna for further processing.
13 October: Discovered that my account had been unblocked a few days earlier. I received no notification.

Sharing this as my personal experience, not a guaranteed procedure or timeline. I hope it helps someone going through the same situation!