Online Offences • Reporting, Tracing & Preservation
Cyber Crime & IT Act Defense, Clearly Explained
Information Technology Act • BNS • Digital Evidence
Practical guidance on online investment fraud, card misuse, manipulated images, cyber reporting, account freezing, digital tracing and electronic evidence.
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Cyber crime reporting and defence
1Cheated in online share trading, is it a criminal matter?
Yes, if someone gets you to invest money with false promises and then disappears, it can become a criminal case under section 420 (cheating) and section 406 (misappropriation of trust) of the IPC.
2What is "Ponzi Scheme" and what is the punishment in it?
A Ponzi scheme is a financial fraud in which a person or company bribes older investors with returns on the money of new investors. This is a serious offense under IPC 420, 406, 465 (forgery) and relevant sections of BNS.
3What happens in "Credit Card Fraud"?
Making unauthorized purchases by stealing someone's credit card or obtaining its information, or committing fraud by making a fake card, is an offense under IPC 420, 468, 471 and Section 66C/66D of the IT Act.
4What to do immediately in case of cyber fraud?
Call 1930, complain on the cyber portal, give written notice to the bank, request account freeze and save the screenshot/transaction number.
5How is the location of the accused proved in cyber crime?
The investigation proceeds from IP address, mobile location, bank KYC, device seizure, login records and service provider reports.
6Someone has edited my photo and made it viral on social media, what should I do?
Preserve the original post, URL, profile details, timestamps, screenshots and device data; report the content to the platform and the official cybercrime portal, and seek urgent police help if there are threats. The applicable IT Act and BNS provisions depend on whether the conduct involves privacy violation, obscenity, stalking, intimidation, impersonation or sexual content; not every edited image attracts every listed section.
7How to use electronic evidence in court?
Preserve original devices, screenshots, metadata, certificates, date-times and sources. Without authentication, electronic material may become vulnerable.
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