Scammers try selling world's tallest statue as pandemic boosts India's cyber crime

MUMBAI - 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. 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 have fallen prey.

“We have already blocked all handles with permutations and combinations of the ‘PM Cares Fund’ that were illegitimate and we are being watchful and ensuring that the handles for donations get verified,” said Dilip Asbe, CEO of National Payments Corporation of India, an umbrella organisation for retail payments.

abhiruproy30 Nupursays What person dumb enough to fall for this has 4 billion in disposable funds? 😅

abhiruproy30 Nupursays Crazy 😂😂

abhiruproy30 Nupursays 'US president scammed out of 4 billion when he spends tax dollars on world's tallest statue thinking it was of him.'

abhiruproy30 Nupursays Seems like Reuters recruits good-for-nothing staff! This is called Sarcasm! Someone just wants to remind govt and leaders that billions wasted could have been used for hospitals, medicines, PPEs, and of course food for the needy!

abhiruproy30 Nupursays Will they take a check?

abhiruproy30 Nupursays 'Boy, do I have a statue to sell you' is now going to be a thing.

abhiruproy30 Nupursays some hedgfunder who just made millions on the plandemic tried to buy that LOL

abhiruproy30 Nupursays Might as well go for the jugular while the world is confused.

abhiruproy30 Nupursays Eyes opened yet? 🤔

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abhiruproy30 Nupursays raam ram - - - ?

abhiruproy30 Nupursays Boy, someone has just topped the attempted sales of the Brooklyn Bridge.

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abhiruproy30 Nupursays delivery amazon 🤔

abhiruproy30 Nupursays What’s the p+p on that?

abhiruproy30 Nupursays Only iTunes cards, Western Union, money gram or gift cards

abhiruproy30 Nupursays PM material found

abhiruproy30 Nupursays Wrong heading. It was sarcasm listing to sell to build more hospital and get PPE kits for doctors. It's better to spend money on hospitals rather on statues.

abhiruproy30 Nupursays 🤦‍♂️😄🤣😂

abhiruproy30 Nupursays CoronaVirusUpdate DEATHS TOLL RISES TO 70000 worldwide Covid_19

abhiruproy30 Nupursays Is that the old guy from Frasier?

abhiruproy30 Nupursays He was not a scrammer. He was trying to give a message to the government who could have used this money at somewhere else.

Who's going to deliver it, Carmen Sandiego?

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abhiruproy30 Nupursays rozofanoa Ahh those damn indians

abhiruproy30 Nupursays I bid 1 dollar, Drew.

abhiruproy30 Nupursays 😃😄😅🙊 this time they're not Nigerians, right? Indian can be best at it 😂

abhiruproy30 Nupursays 100 bid

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