Puducherry cyber police receive 30 complaints of extortion scams targeting parents of students

PUDUCHERRY: The Puducherry Cyber Police have received 30 complaints of extortion scams targeting parents of school and college students.

Scammers are falsely accusing students of serious crimes, including gang rape, drug involvement, hawala transactions, and watching illicit content, to extort large sums of money from their unsuspecting parents, said Puducherry cyber police.