The fake letter levels allegations of child pornography, pedophilia, cyber pornography, sexual explicit exhibit, grooming etc. against probable victims

It has come to notice that several fake and fraudulent e-mails have been circulated by fraudsters to defraud many people. Such fake emails have a letter as attachment which bear the names and signatures of Shri Sandeep Khirwar, ADG, Cyber Crime and Economic Offence, Delhi Police Headquarters, New Delhi and that of Shri Anupam Prakash, Joint Secretary (COFEPOSA), Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB), together with stamps and logos of CEIB, Intelligence Bureau and Cyber Cell, New Delhi.

The said letter makes allegations of child pornography, pedophilia, cyber pornography, sexual explicit exhibit, grooming etc. levelled against the receivers of the said e-mails. The fraudsters have used different e-mail addresses for sending the aforementioned fake e-mails with attachment. Police authorities have been alerted for taking necessary action in the matter. A copy of the fake letter is given below for reference of the general public.

Receiver of any such email should be aware about this fraudulent attempt. It is informed to the general public that any such e-mails with the attachment should not be responded to and such cases may be reported to the nearest police station/cyber police station.

 

Impersonation fraud alerts: fake emails alleging sexual offences impersonate agencies - do not respond, report to police. Impersonation via email alleges serious sexual offences against recipients using forged letters with official names, signatures, stamps and logos. These fraudulent emails, sent from varied sender addresses, accuse recipients of offences including child pornography and grooming. Recipients are warned not to respond to such emails or attachments and are advised to report instances to the nearest police station or cyber police station; police authorities have been alerted to investigate.