This edit space has often highlighted the modus operandi of conmen and cautioning people to be vigilant when it comes to cyber fraud, especially rampant as a lot of our lives continue to run online.

One big aspect of this crime is constant reinvention, so that criminals have new ways to target people once a certain methodology becomes known or old. For instance, we saw a huge electricity bill scam where thousands of people, may be even lakhs, were sent bills by fake electricity services, stating that their electricity will be cut in a few hours if they fail to pay up.