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Scam: Attend To FILE No. 2910-110/CPM-5/2025

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Jagdish Kumawat
Jagdish Kumawat
Founder @ Dewiride

At a glance

Verdict
ScamFrighten the recipient with a fabricated CBI child-pornography court order into replying within 24 hours, opening the door to extortion.
Subject line
Attend To FILE No. 2910-110/CPM-5/2025
Claimed sender
Vivek Phansalkar CP cybercrime.police.gove.in-24@simmobilies.comReply-to: cp.vivek.mumbaipol@gmail.com
Impersonates
Indian police, CBI and Intelligence Bureau — Office of the Commissioner of Police, Cyber Crime Cell / Computer Centre, Mumbai, citing a Central Bureau of Investigation court orderPersona: Vivek Phansalkar (CP), Commissioner of Police, Cybercrime Cell / Computer Centre, Mumbai
Received
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Known variants
Related analyses

The header block has no date line, so the receipt date was not recorded. The From local part mimics an Indian government address (cybercrime.police.gove.in) on an unrelated domain.

Corrections
  • : "Official legal communications always include precise information" softened to "normally include".

Evidence: the message as received plus passive registry lookups; links and attachments are not opened. How we analyse a scam email.

This is to inform you of the alleged court order against your Internet IP traffic by the Central Bureau of Investigation, Department of Research and Anal

Complete Email​

from: Vivek Phansalkar CP <cybercrime.police.gove.in-24@simmobilies.com>
reply-to: cp.vivek.mumbaipol@gmail.com
subject: Attend To FILE No. 2910-110/CPM-5/2025
mailed-by: simmobilies.com

Email Body​

Attend To FILE No. 2910-110/CPM-5/2025

Office Of The Commissioner Of Police

Cyber Crime Cell / Computer Centre

Mumbai

Police Investigation

This is to inform you of the alleged court order against your Internet IP traffic by the Central Bureau of Investigation, Department of Research and Anal

It is quite unfortunate to turn your official or private Internet into a juvenile pornographic movie cyber.

The Central Bureau of Investigation works in partnership with the Police Cybercrime Special Units in handling all complex and sensitive cases of cybercrime, especially when the victims are women and minor children.

Our laboratories are equipped with state of the art spider/crawling digital software and equipment, having forensic capabilities such as extraction of deleted data from hard drives and mobile phones, imaging and hash value calculation, forensic servers, and portable forensic tools for on-site examination, facility to extract data from latest Android or IOS as well as Chinese phones.

Based on the above, it is extremely difficult for any victim to consciously or unconsciously visit juvenile pornographic sites without being digitally captured.

More information or clarification on the court order will be made available to you upon receipt of your response within 24 hours; our office operates 24 hours / 7 days.

Be assured that serious legal action will be taken against you if you fail to respond to this notice within 24 hours of receipt.

Sincerely,

Vivek Phansalkar(CP)

Commissioner Of Police

Cybercrime Cell / Computer Centre

Mumbai

Attacking email screenshot

Red Flags​

This email contains multiple indications that it is fraudulent. It appears to be a scare tactic designed to manipulate the recipient into responding, potentially leading to extortion or data theft.

  1. Unprofessional Sender Address:

    • The sender's email domain (simmobilies.com) is unrelated to any official Indian government or police organization. Legitimate government emails use verified domains like @nic.in or @gov.in.

  2. Poor Grammar and Formatting:

    • The email contains awkward phrasing, grammatical errors, and incomplete sentences, such as "Department of Research and Anal."

  3. Unrealistic Accusations:

    • The vague allegation about accessing juvenile pornographic content is a common scare tactic used in phishing scams.
    • No official entity would accuse someone of such a crime via email.

  4. Generic Content:

    • The email lacks specific details, such as the recipient’s name, IP address, or dates related to the alleged activity. Official legal communications normally include precise information.

  5. Reply-To Address:

    • The reply-to address (cp.vivek.mumbaipol@gmail.com) is a free Gmail account, not an official government email.

  6. Threatening Tone:

    • Scammers often use urgency and threats ("serious legal action will be taken against you if you fail to respond") to intimidate recipients into acting without thinking.

What You Should Do​

  1. Do Not Respond:

    • Avoid engaging with the sender or replying to the email.

  2. Verify with Authorities:

    • If you're concerned, contact the Mumbai Police or Central Bureau of Investigation directly using their official contact information available on government websites.

  3. Mark as Spam/Phishing:

    • Report the email as phishing in your email client to block further communication from the sender.

  4. Avoid Clicking Links or Downloading Attachments:

    • The email does not contain visible links or attachments, but if it did, refrain from interacting with them.

  5. Educate Yourself:

    • Familiarize yourself with common scam tactics to avoid falling victim to such schemes in the future.

Conclusion​

This email is a scam attempting to manipulate you through fear. Official government entities do not communicate allegations of criminal activity in this manner. Ignore and report the email, and if in doubt, confirm directly with relevant authorities through official channels.

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