KOCHI: The Cyberdome of the Kerala police in Kochi recently uncovered a significant cyber fraud scheme in which fraudsters established counterfeit websites of an electric scooter manufacturing company to embezzle money from individuals interested in purchasing scooters.
In response to the Cyberdome’s discoveries, the Ernakulam rural cyber police initiated a case against an unidentified individual responsible for creating these fake websites, which displayed the name and product of the Bengaluru-based electric scooter manufacturer, Simple Energy.
During routine social media monitoring, authorities at the Kochi Cyberdome identified counterfeit websites under the guise of Simple Energy gaining traction on various social media platforms. These fake websites, such as simpllenergy.in, simpleenergybooks.com, and simpleenergye.online, mirrored the original website, www.simpleeenergy.in, and were circulated on the social media, offering booking options for potential scooter buyers.