If you have lost money online
Act within hours, not days. Report the fraud on the national cyber crime helpline 1930 or at cybercrime.gov.in, and inform your bank immediately so the money can be traced and held where possible. Keep screenshots of messages, transaction IDs and the numbers or links used.
Matters I handle
- Online banking, UPI, investment and job frauds
- Identity theft and cheating by personation under Sections 66C and 66D of the Information Technology Act, 2000
- Hacked email and social media accounts
- Sextortion, morphed images and online harassment
- Online defamation and removal of unlawful content
- Defence of those accused in cyber offences
- Unfreezing of bank accounts frozen in cyber complaints
For businesses
Data protection, website terms, privacy policies and response to data breaches are increasingly legal questions. I advise on these alongside the related contracts.