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Wine Order Leaves Bitter Aftertaste As Bengaluru Man Loses Rs 17,994 In Scam
- Friday November 7, 2025
- Bangalore News | Reported by Reethu Rajpurohit
What was meant to be a simple attempt to order a bottle of wine for a home function turned into a bitter experience for a Bengaluru resident, who ended up losing Rs 17,994 to an online delivery scam.
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www.ndtv.com
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Reddit User Reveals How His Friend Scams Swiggy Instamart For Refunds: "Highly Unethical"
- Sunday November 2, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Ritu Singh
Initially amused, the user later realised the gravity of the situation and considered it outright fraud harming delivery platforms and honest customers.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Techie Orders Rs 1.87-Lakh Smartphone, Gets A Tile Instead
- Thursday October 30, 2025
- India News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna, Edited by Akash Majumder
A Bengaluru-based software engineer fell victim to a delivery scam after receiving a piece of tile instead of a Rs 1.87 Lakh Samsung smartphone he had ordered through online shopping platform Amazon.
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www.ndtv.com
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Viral Post About Zomato Agent's Accident Receives 'Scam' Claims, Company Responds
- Thursday October 30, 2025
- Written by Toshita Sahni, Edited by Neha Grover
A Zomato user recently posted about a food order being delayed because the delivery agent allegedly met with an accident. Many users didn't believe the reason cited, which sparked a heated discussion on X.
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food.ndtv.com
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Stolen By A Fake App, Digital Arrest Threat Or $5 Million Job? 5 Online Frauds You Must Know
- Thursday October 23, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Scammers are using various tactics, including APK fraud, investment scams, digital arrest fraud, job offer scams, and parcel delivery fraud.
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www.ndtv.com
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Influencer Exposes Alarming New Shopping Scam In India: "Everyone Is Vulnerable"
- Tuesday September 16, 2025
- Lifestyle | Written by Arushi Bidhuri
Digital creator Tvisha Tuli warns Indians about a rising COD parcel scam that tricks people into paying for items they didn't even order
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www.ndtv.com/lifestyle
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Influencer Claims New York Hotel Charged Rs 6.8K To Send Items To Room
- Thursday September 11, 2025
- Travel | Edited by Vaishali Kapila
In a now-viral video, content creator Anushka Rathod shared her frustration about unexpected costs for delivery of items like hot water and cutlery to her New York Hotel room.
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www.ndtv.com/travel
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Content Creator Alleges Payment Scam By Swiggy Delivery Partner, Company Responds
- Monday May 5, 2025
- Jigyasa Kakwani
A content creator claims that delivery partners have found a new loophole that prevents the restaurant and food delivery app from receiving the payment.
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food.ndtv.com
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"Don't Trust Blindly": Customer Accuses Blinkit Of Short Weight Delivery Of Grapes, Company Responds
- Saturday March 15, 2025
- Edited by Jigyasa Kakwani
A Redditors post about Blinkits allegedly short-weighted deliveries has sparked a discussion online.
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food.ndtv.com
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Zomato User Claims Restaurant Repeatedly Didn't Send Rotis In Order, Company Responds
- Thursday February 20, 2025
- Written by Toshita Sahni, Edited by Neha Grover
The Zomato user expressed their frustration and called on the company to take action. On the same day, the official handle of Zomato's customer support responded to the post on X.
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food.ndtv.com
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China Man Wins Rs 11.5 Crore Lottery, Cheated Out Of It By Fraudsters
- Sunday December 29, 2024
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Yao, a water delivery worker in his 40s, won the lottery in 2019 but was deceived by a man named Wang, who claimed the prize on behalf of his cousin.
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www.ndtv.com
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UK's Royal Mail Managers Faked Deliveries To Receive Bonuses In Fresh Scandal: Report
- Tuesday December 24, 2024
- World News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
One of the postal workers revealed that they were asked to scan items as "inaccessible" and report them "three or four times".
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www.ndtv.com
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Blinkit Customer Claims He Received 0.5 Gram Gold Coin Instead Of 1 Gram: "Got Scammed"
- Wednesday October 30, 2024
- Feature | Edited by Ritu Singh
Mohit Jain claimed that he ordered a 1-gram gold coin and a 10-gram silver coin from Malabar Gold and Diamonds through the platform but received a 0.5-gram gold coin instead.
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www.ndtv.com
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Google Messages Rolls Out Sensitive Content Warning, Enhanced Spam Detection and More Features
- Wednesday October 23, 2024
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Google Messages is rolling out several new features aimed at improving user privacy and protecting them from suspicious calls and messages. One of the additions is protection against scam texts related to package deliveries and jobs, leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) models. There are also features related to handling international callers an...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Wine Order Leaves Bitter Aftertaste As Bengaluru Man Loses Rs 17,994 In Scam
- Friday November 7, 2025
- Bangalore News | Reported by Reethu Rajpurohit
What was meant to be a simple attempt to order a bottle of wine for a home function turned into a bitter experience for a Bengaluru resident, who ended up losing Rs 17,994 to an online delivery scam.
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www.ndtv.com
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Reddit User Reveals How His Friend Scams Swiggy Instamart For Refunds: "Highly Unethical"
- Sunday November 2, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Ritu Singh
Initially amused, the user later realised the gravity of the situation and considered it outright fraud harming delivery platforms and honest customers.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Techie Orders Rs 1.87-Lakh Smartphone, Gets A Tile Instead
- Thursday October 30, 2025
- India News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna, Edited by Akash Majumder
A Bengaluru-based software engineer fell victim to a delivery scam after receiving a piece of tile instead of a Rs 1.87 Lakh Samsung smartphone he had ordered through online shopping platform Amazon.
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www.ndtv.com
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Viral Post About Zomato Agent's Accident Receives 'Scam' Claims, Company Responds
- Thursday October 30, 2025
- Written by Toshita Sahni, Edited by Neha Grover
A Zomato user recently posted about a food order being delayed because the delivery agent allegedly met with an accident. Many users didn't believe the reason cited, which sparked a heated discussion on X.
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food.ndtv.com
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Stolen By A Fake App, Digital Arrest Threat Or $5 Million Job? 5 Online Frauds You Must Know
- Thursday October 23, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Scammers are using various tactics, including APK fraud, investment scams, digital arrest fraud, job offer scams, and parcel delivery fraud.
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www.ndtv.com
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Influencer Exposes Alarming New Shopping Scam In India: "Everyone Is Vulnerable"
- Tuesday September 16, 2025
- Lifestyle | Written by Arushi Bidhuri
Digital creator Tvisha Tuli warns Indians about a rising COD parcel scam that tricks people into paying for items they didn't even order
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www.ndtv.com/lifestyle
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Influencer Claims New York Hotel Charged Rs 6.8K To Send Items To Room
- Thursday September 11, 2025
- Travel | Edited by Vaishali Kapila
In a now-viral video, content creator Anushka Rathod shared her frustration about unexpected costs for delivery of items like hot water and cutlery to her New York Hotel room.
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www.ndtv.com/travel
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Content Creator Alleges Payment Scam By Swiggy Delivery Partner, Company Responds
- Monday May 5, 2025
- Jigyasa Kakwani
A content creator claims that delivery partners have found a new loophole that prevents the restaurant and food delivery app from receiving the payment.
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food.ndtv.com
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"Don't Trust Blindly": Customer Accuses Blinkit Of Short Weight Delivery Of Grapes, Company Responds
- Saturday March 15, 2025
- Edited by Jigyasa Kakwani
A Redditors post about Blinkits allegedly short-weighted deliveries has sparked a discussion online.
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food.ndtv.com
-
Zomato User Claims Restaurant Repeatedly Didn't Send Rotis In Order, Company Responds
- Thursday February 20, 2025
- Written by Toshita Sahni, Edited by Neha Grover
The Zomato user expressed their frustration and called on the company to take action. On the same day, the official handle of Zomato's customer support responded to the post on X.
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food.ndtv.com
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China Man Wins Rs 11.5 Crore Lottery, Cheated Out Of It By Fraudsters
- Sunday December 29, 2024
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Yao, a water delivery worker in his 40s, won the lottery in 2019 but was deceived by a man named Wang, who claimed the prize on behalf of his cousin.
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www.ndtv.com
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UK's Royal Mail Managers Faked Deliveries To Receive Bonuses In Fresh Scandal: Report
- Tuesday December 24, 2024
- World News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
One of the postal workers revealed that they were asked to scan items as "inaccessible" and report them "three or four times".
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www.ndtv.com
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Blinkit Customer Claims He Received 0.5 Gram Gold Coin Instead Of 1 Gram: "Got Scammed"
- Wednesday October 30, 2024
- Feature | Edited by Ritu Singh
Mohit Jain claimed that he ordered a 1-gram gold coin and a 10-gram silver coin from Malabar Gold and Diamonds through the platform but received a 0.5-gram gold coin instead.
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www.ndtv.com
-
Google Messages Rolls Out Sensitive Content Warning, Enhanced Spam Detection and More Features
- Wednesday October 23, 2024
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Google Messages is rolling out several new features aimed at improving user privacy and protecting them from suspicious calls and messages. One of the additions is protection against scam texts related to package deliveries and jobs, leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) models. There are also features related to handling international callers an...
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www.gadgets360.com