It is raining cybercrimes and there is certainly no shortage of that. One has heard about the electricity scam, then there is the loan recovery agents scam, and now the latest wherein some social media users are being targeted by conmen posing as police commissioners, of all things.

Some people have approached the police, complaining that they received calls from people claiming to be senior city cops, who have warned of arrest over social media posts. They ask these targets to pay a fine online to avoid action. To make this hoax more ominous and ‘credible’ in a way, complainants said the scamsters sent them photos of top police officials. The harassment and intimidation escalate with phone calls.