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Ugandan Man Uses Girlfriend's Photos, 'Rare Oil' Pitch To Dupe Delhi Man
A 38-year-old man, a native of Uganda, was arrested for allegedly duping a Delhi resident of Rs 1.9 lakh after posing as a woman on a dating app by using pictures of his girlfriend and luring him into a fraudulent investment scheme.
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Opinion | India Still Needs Something Like Sanchar Saathi - Just Not Like This
India is experiencing what authorities describe as a "peak menace" of digital fraud. The Supreme Court recently took suo motu cognisance of digital arrest scams after victims collectively lost approximately Rs 3,000 crore.
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Big Row Over Centre's Sanchar Saathi Directive To Phonemakers
A massive political row has erupted over the Centre's direction to mobile phone manufacturers to install the Sanchar Saathi mobile app in all handsets manufactured or imported in India
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Govt Urges Smartphone Makers to Preload Sanchar Saathi App on New Devices: Report
The Ministry of telecommunications has reportedly asked smartphone makers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on new devices. As per the report, the notice was sent to mobile brands operating in the country on November 28, highlighting that users should not be able to uninstall or disable the app. The government’s cybersecurity app allows users...
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Engineering Students Arrested In Rs 90-Crore Cyber Scam In Puducherry
Puducherry's Cyber Crime Police have uncovered a large-scale cyber-fraud network allegedly operated from inside an engineering college, turning it into what investigators call a "hotspot for cyber crime."
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SIM Holders May Be Held Accountable For Misuse, Warns Telecom Department
Mobile subscribers may be held liable if a SIM card procured in their name is found to have been misused for cyber fraud or other illegal activities, an official statement said on Monday.
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80-Year-Old Mumbai Woman Duped Of Rs 1 Crore, Fraudsters Posed As Cops
An 80-year-old woman in Maharashtra's Dadar was duped of a whopping Rs 1.08 crore at the behest of fraudsters who posed as fake police and government officers.
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Belagavi Call Centre That Targeted US Citizens Raided, 33 Arrested
The police in Karnataka's Belagavi raided and shut down an illegally operated international fraud call centre that had been targeting US citizens and siphoning off large sums of money through sophisticated cyber scams.
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Andhra Official Loses Rs 2 Lakh To Frauds Posing As Anti-Corruption Officers
A cyber fraud targeted a government official in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district, who was allegedly duped of Rs 2 lakh by criminals posing as Anti-Corruption Bureau officials.
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Fake Cops Use Bomb Scare For Cyber Fraud, Rajasthan Police Issues Alert
The Rajasthan Police has issued an urgent warning about a new cyber fraud tactic where criminals impersonate police officers and threaten citizens using the pretext of a serious criminal incident.
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Retired Mumbai Lawyer Loses Nearly Rs 10 Crore In Fake Trading Racket
A former Larsen & Toubro (L&T) officer and retired lawyer from Mumbai has been defrauded of Rs 9.94 crore in a cyber scam run under the guise of a reputed financial firm.
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Kannada Actor Upendra, Wife Lose Rs 1.5 Lakh In Cyber Fraud
Kannada filmstar Upendra and his wife Priyanka fell victim to a cyber scam after hackers gained access to their mobile phones and WhatsApp accounts, leading to a loss of about Rs 1.5 lakh.
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Lucknow Jail Inmate Sends Threat Mail To High Court Judge Using Cop's Phone
An FIR has been registered against a man, accused of cyber fraud worth around Rs 3,700 crore and presently lodged in jail, for allegedly sending a threatening email to an Allahabad High Court judge using a police constable's phone.
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How Hackers Duped Drugmakers Dr Reddy's, Group Pharmaceuticals Of Rs 2 Crore
In a major case of cyber fraud, a sum of Rs 2.16 crore has been siphoned off after fraudsters hacked email communications between Bengaluru-based Group Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories in Hyderabad
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If I Can Be Duped, What About Common People? Trinamool MP After Cyber Fraud
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee on Saturday expressed concern over the rising incidents of cyber fraud, questioning how ordinary citizens could be protected if even public representatives like him could fall prey to such scams.
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Ugandan Man Uses Girlfriend's Photos, 'Rare Oil' Pitch To Dupe Delhi Man
A 38-year-old man, a native of Uganda, was arrested for allegedly duping a Delhi resident of Rs 1.9 lakh after posing as a woman on a dating app by using pictures of his girlfriend and luring him into a fraudulent investment scheme.
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Opinion | India Still Needs Something Like Sanchar Saathi - Just Not Like This
India is experiencing what authorities describe as a "peak menace" of digital fraud. The Supreme Court recently took suo motu cognisance of digital arrest scams after victims collectively lost approximately Rs 3,000 crore.
-
Big Row Over Centre's Sanchar Saathi Directive To Phonemakers
A massive political row has erupted over the Centre's direction to mobile phone manufacturers to install the Sanchar Saathi mobile app in all handsets manufactured or imported in India
-
Govt Urges Smartphone Makers to Preload Sanchar Saathi App on New Devices: Report
The Ministry of telecommunications has reportedly asked smartphone makers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on new devices. As per the report, the notice was sent to mobile brands operating in the country on November 28, highlighting that users should not be able to uninstall or disable the app. The government’s cybersecurity app allows users...
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Engineering Students Arrested In Rs 90-Crore Cyber Scam In Puducherry
Puducherry's Cyber Crime Police have uncovered a large-scale cyber-fraud network allegedly operated from inside an engineering college, turning it into what investigators call a "hotspot for cyber crime."
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SIM Holders May Be Held Accountable For Misuse, Warns Telecom Department
Mobile subscribers may be held liable if a SIM card procured in their name is found to have been misused for cyber fraud or other illegal activities, an official statement said on Monday.
-
80-Year-Old Mumbai Woman Duped Of Rs 1 Crore, Fraudsters Posed As Cops
An 80-year-old woman in Maharashtra's Dadar was duped of a whopping Rs 1.08 crore at the behest of fraudsters who posed as fake police and government officers.
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Belagavi Call Centre That Targeted US Citizens Raided, 33 Arrested
The police in Karnataka's Belagavi raided and shut down an illegally operated international fraud call centre that had been targeting US citizens and siphoning off large sums of money through sophisticated cyber scams.
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Andhra Official Loses Rs 2 Lakh To Frauds Posing As Anti-Corruption Officers
A cyber fraud targeted a government official in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district, who was allegedly duped of Rs 2 lakh by criminals posing as Anti-Corruption Bureau officials.
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Fake Cops Use Bomb Scare For Cyber Fraud, Rajasthan Police Issues Alert
The Rajasthan Police has issued an urgent warning about a new cyber fraud tactic where criminals impersonate police officers and threaten citizens using the pretext of a serious criminal incident.
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Retired Mumbai Lawyer Loses Nearly Rs 10 Crore In Fake Trading Racket
A former Larsen & Toubro (L&T) officer and retired lawyer from Mumbai has been defrauded of Rs 9.94 crore in a cyber scam run under the guise of a reputed financial firm.
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Kannada Actor Upendra, Wife Lose Rs 1.5 Lakh In Cyber Fraud
Kannada filmstar Upendra and his wife Priyanka fell victim to a cyber scam after hackers gained access to their mobile phones and WhatsApp accounts, leading to a loss of about Rs 1.5 lakh.
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Lucknow Jail Inmate Sends Threat Mail To High Court Judge Using Cop's Phone
An FIR has been registered against a man, accused of cyber fraud worth around Rs 3,700 crore and presently lodged in jail, for allegedly sending a threatening email to an Allahabad High Court judge using a police constable's phone.
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How Hackers Duped Drugmakers Dr Reddy's, Group Pharmaceuticals Of Rs 2 Crore
In a major case of cyber fraud, a sum of Rs 2.16 crore has been siphoned off after fraudsters hacked email communications between Bengaluru-based Group Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories in Hyderabad
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If I Can Be Duped, What About Common People? Trinamool MP After Cyber Fraud
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee on Saturday expressed concern over the rising incidents of cyber fraud, questioning how ordinary citizens could be protected if even public representatives like him could fall prey to such scams.
