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Delhi Police Busts Rs 47-Lakh Cyber Fraud 'Scam' With Chinese Links
The Cyber Cell of the Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted a major online stock trading fraud involving Rs 47.23 lakh, arresting five more accused and exposing a cyber fraud syndicate allegedly operating under the command of a Chinese national.
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Hyderabad Man Loses Rs 75 Lakh In Online Betting Fraud Lasting 4 Years
A 32-year-old man from Hyderabad has lost Rs 75 lakh after falling prey to online betting fraud, not once, but twice. It all began with a WhatsApp message from an unknown number promoting online betting games and promising easy profits.
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CBI Busts Rs 1,000 Crore Cyber Fraud Involving 4 Foreigners, 111 Shell Firms
The investigation revealed transfer of over Rs 1,000 crore through hundreds of bank accounts, with a single account receiving more than Rs 152 crore within a short period.
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Elderly Woman Duped Of Rs 1.16 Crore In 'Digital Arrest' Scam In Delhi: Cops
The Delhi Police has arrested three alleged members of a cyber fraud syndicate for duping an 82-year-old woman of Rs 1.16 crore by placing her under digital arrest and coercing her to transfer money, an official said on Friday.
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Scammer Told Her She Was Named In Terror Case. Then Defrauded Rs 30 Lakh
Unidentified fraudsters extorted Rs 30 lakh from a 67-year-old woman in Indore by claiming that her name had surfaced in a terror case investigation and putting her under so-called digital arrest, police said on Friday.
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5 Charged In Rs 104-Crore Cyber Fraud Case In Gujarat, Mastermind On The Run
Four people have been arrested in a cyber fraud case worth Rs 104 crore in Gujarat.
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ICICI Bank Fined Rs 10 Lakh, Vodafone Rs 5 Lakh In Gujarat SIM Fraud Case
Gujarat's Adjudicating Officer has delivered a judgment on a major cyber fraud case involving an Ahmedabad-based firm that lost more than Rs 1.19 crore due to unauthorised bank transactions enabled by a cloned SIM card.
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Fake Call Centre Defrauding US Citizens Busted In Mumbai, 9 Arrested
According to the Crime Branch, intelligence received on December 9 indicated that the racket was operating from two buildings in JB Nagar.
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Rs 5,474 Crore Lost To Cyber Fraud In Karnataka Over 3 Years: Minister
A whopping Rs 5,474 crore was lost to cyber fraud in Karnataka over the last three years, Home Minister G Parameshwara informed the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday while replying to a question on the rising menace of digital fraud.
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Rs 3,000 Crore Fraud Uncovers Haryana-Madhya Pradesh Cyber Crime Corridor
The Madhya Pradesh police earlier this year uncovered the state's biggest-ever cyber crime racket, worth more than Rs 3,000 crore.
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4 Arrested For Duping Cancer Patient Of Rs 1.3 Lakh In Insurance Fraud In Delhi
Four cyber fraudsters have been arrested for allegedly duping a cancer patient of Rs 1.30 lakh in an insurance fraud, police said on Tuesday.
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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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Delhi Police Busts Rs 47-Lakh Cyber Fraud 'Scam' With Chinese Links
The Cyber Cell of the Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted a major online stock trading fraud involving Rs 47.23 lakh, arresting five more accused and exposing a cyber fraud syndicate allegedly operating under the command of a Chinese national.
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Hyderabad Man Loses Rs 75 Lakh In Online Betting Fraud Lasting 4 Years
A 32-year-old man from Hyderabad has lost Rs 75 lakh after falling prey to online betting fraud, not once, but twice. It all began with a WhatsApp message from an unknown number promoting online betting games and promising easy profits.
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CBI Busts Rs 1,000 Crore Cyber Fraud Involving 4 Foreigners, 111 Shell Firms
The investigation revealed transfer of over Rs 1,000 crore through hundreds of bank accounts, with a single account receiving more than Rs 152 crore within a short period.
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Elderly Woman Duped Of Rs 1.16 Crore In 'Digital Arrest' Scam In Delhi: Cops
The Delhi Police has arrested three alleged members of a cyber fraud syndicate for duping an 82-year-old woman of Rs 1.16 crore by placing her under digital arrest and coercing her to transfer money, an official said on Friday.
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Scammer Told Her She Was Named In Terror Case. Then Defrauded Rs 30 Lakh
Unidentified fraudsters extorted Rs 30 lakh from a 67-year-old woman in Indore by claiming that her name had surfaced in a terror case investigation and putting her under so-called digital arrest, police said on Friday.
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5 Charged In Rs 104-Crore Cyber Fraud Case In Gujarat, Mastermind On The Run
Four people have been arrested in a cyber fraud case worth Rs 104 crore in Gujarat.
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ICICI Bank Fined Rs 10 Lakh, Vodafone Rs 5 Lakh In Gujarat SIM Fraud Case
Gujarat's Adjudicating Officer has delivered a judgment on a major cyber fraud case involving an Ahmedabad-based firm that lost more than Rs 1.19 crore due to unauthorised bank transactions enabled by a cloned SIM card.
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Fake Call Centre Defrauding US Citizens Busted In Mumbai, 9 Arrested
According to the Crime Branch, intelligence received on December 9 indicated that the racket was operating from two buildings in JB Nagar.
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Rs 5,474 Crore Lost To Cyber Fraud In Karnataka Over 3 Years: Minister
A whopping Rs 5,474 crore was lost to cyber fraud in Karnataka over the last three years, Home Minister G Parameshwara informed the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday while replying to a question on the rising menace of digital fraud.
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Rs 3,000 Crore Fraud Uncovers Haryana-Madhya Pradesh Cyber Crime Corridor
The Madhya Pradesh police earlier this year uncovered the state's biggest-ever cyber crime racket, worth more than Rs 3,000 crore.
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4 Arrested For Duping Cancer Patient Of Rs 1.3 Lakh In Insurance Fraud In Delhi
Four cyber fraudsters have been arrested for allegedly duping a cancer patient of Rs 1.30 lakh in an insurance fraud, police said on Tuesday.
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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...
