The Centre has issued an alert against several fake and fraudulent e-mails claiming to be issued by the Central Economic Intelligence Bureau, Cyber Crime and Economic Offence Unit and Cyber Cell of Delhi. The Ministry of Finance informed that the said letter makes allegations of child pornography, pedophilia, cyber pornography, sexually explicit exhibit, and grooming levelled against the receivers of the said e-mails. The Ministry further said
that Police authorities have been alerted to take necessary action in the matter.
It said that the receiver of any such email should be aware of 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 or cyber police station.