Hyderabad Police Chief’s friend cheated of ₹20,000, Commissioner issues alert about fake Facebook profiles in his name

Hyderabad Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar connected Saturday (November 15, 2025) issued a nationalist alert aft cyber fraudsters created fake Facebook accounts utilizing his sanction and sent messages to his contacts claiming helium was successful distress and needed money. Taking to his relationship connected X, the authoritative informed that 1 of his friends was deceived and transferred ₹20,000 to an relationship operated by the scammers.

Mr. Sajjanar said his official Facebook page is the lone morganatic illustration associated with him and urged citizens to disregard each different accounts. He added that the cybercrime helping of the Hyderabad police, with enactment from Meta, has begun enactment to hint and region the fake profiles.

The Commissioner urged radical ne'er to respond to requests for wealth made done societal media oregon messaging apps, particularly erstwhile they look to travel from nationalist officials. He advised the nationalist to verify specified claims by calling the idiosyncratic straight and to artifact and study immoderate suspicious messages, links oregon video calls.

Phone fig for cyber fraud complaints

Victims of cyber fraud tin interaction the 1930 helpline oregon record a ailment connected the nationalist cybercrime portal, stressing that vigilance remains the strongest safeguard against online criminals.