New headache for cops: Cyber criminals buying personal data in bulk

“Dear customer, your account with xxxx has been suspended. Please complete your KYC (know your customer) with this link…”; “Dear user, Please update your KYC for your account with this link/number…”; “Dear customer, you have earned Rs 5000 worth reward points on your account xxx…”

These are just some of the bulk messages received on thousands of phones every day, sent by fraudsters waiting for people to click on the phishing links and share personal information. But what has exacerbated the headache for law enforcement agencies of late is the proliferation of websites that sell names and numbers of people in bulk, senior Delhi Police officers told The Indian Express.