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Retired Nagpur Medical Officer, 76, Loses Rs 2 Crore In Digital Arrest Scam
A retired Nagpur doctor lost Rs 2 crore after scammers impersonated officials with fake digital arrest claims.
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A Call From 'CBI' Ends In Rs 15,45,00,000 Scam For Bengaluru Businessman
The caller alleged that two SIM cards registered in his (Ajit Gopalakrishna Saraf) name were linked to Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal.
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82-Year-Old Woman Cheated Of Rs 73 Lakh After Name Linked To Pak Terrorist
The scammers allegedly intimidated the woman by claiming that her mobile phone number was linked to a Pakistani soldier involved in the Pahalgam terror attack.
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Retired Gujarat Woman Loses Rs 78 Lakh in 10-Day 'Digital Arrest' Scam
The ordeal began when the victim received a call from an individual claiming to be from a telecom company.
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Delhi Police Bust International SIM Box Fraud In Major Cybercrime Crackdown
Two arrested in Delhi for running SIM box scam impersonating officials in digital arrest fraud.
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69-Year-Old Ex-Judge Loses Over Rs 1 Crore In "Digital Arrest" Scam
A retired district judge fell prey to the "digital arrest" scam and lost more than Rs one crore, police said on Monday.
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Fake Police Sign, Gandhi Photo: How Scammers In Cambodia "Arrested' Indians
Fake signboards with logos of the Mumbai police and CBI, with pictures of Mahatma Gandhi and BR Ambedkar on either side, were found inside an abandoned compound used by scammers for "digital arrest" operations in Cambodia.
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Airtel Unveils AI-Powered System Designed to Warn Users About OTP-Related Bank Frauds
Airtel has unveiled a new Fraud Alert system to warn users about potential bank-related one-time passwords (OTP) scams, the telecom service provider (TSP) announced. The system will leverage AI to detect potentially risky incoming calls after an OTP has been received. The TSP will then send alerts to users, intervening and warning subscribers. This...
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Top Court Directs Centre To Frame SOP To Deal With 'Digital Arrest' Scams
The Supreme Court on Monday described the siphoning of over Rs 54,000 crore by digital frauds as absolute "robbery or dacoity" and asked the Centre to draft a standard operating procedure in consultation with stakeholders like the RBI, banks.
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Retired IIT Medical Officer Loses Rs 4.62 Crore To 'Digital Arrest Scam'
Two persons were arrested after a 74-year-old woman, who retired as medical officer of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, was cheated of Rs 4.62 crore through threats of CBI action in a non-existent money laundering case.
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Retired Nagpur Medical Officer, 76, Loses Rs 2 Crore In Digital Arrest Scam
A retired Nagpur doctor lost Rs 2 crore after scammers impersonated officials with fake digital arrest claims.
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A Call From 'CBI' Ends In Rs 15,45,00,000 Scam For Bengaluru Businessman
The caller alleged that two SIM cards registered in his (Ajit Gopalakrishna Saraf) name were linked to Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal.
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82-Year-Old Woman Cheated Of Rs 73 Lakh After Name Linked To Pak Terrorist
The scammers allegedly intimidated the woman by claiming that her mobile phone number was linked to a Pakistani soldier involved in the Pahalgam terror attack.
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Retired Gujarat Woman Loses Rs 78 Lakh in 10-Day 'Digital Arrest' Scam
The ordeal began when the victim received a call from an individual claiming to be from a telecom company.
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Delhi Police Bust International SIM Box Fraud In Major Cybercrime Crackdown
Two arrested in Delhi for running SIM box scam impersonating officials in digital arrest fraud.
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69-Year-Old Ex-Judge Loses Over Rs 1 Crore In "Digital Arrest" Scam
A retired district judge fell prey to the "digital arrest" scam and lost more than Rs one crore, police said on Monday.
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Fake Police Sign, Gandhi Photo: How Scammers In Cambodia "Arrested' Indians
Fake signboards with logos of the Mumbai police and CBI, with pictures of Mahatma Gandhi and BR Ambedkar on either side, were found inside an abandoned compound used by scammers for "digital arrest" operations in Cambodia.
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Airtel Unveils AI-Powered System Designed to Warn Users About OTP-Related Bank Frauds
Airtel has unveiled a new Fraud Alert system to warn users about potential bank-related one-time passwords (OTP) scams, the telecom service provider (TSP) announced. The system will leverage AI to detect potentially risky incoming calls after an OTP has been received. The TSP will then send alerts to users, intervening and warning subscribers. This...
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Top Court Directs Centre To Frame SOP To Deal With 'Digital Arrest' Scams
The Supreme Court on Monday described the siphoning of over Rs 54,000 crore by digital frauds as absolute "robbery or dacoity" and asked the Centre to draft a standard operating procedure in consultation with stakeholders like the RBI, banks.
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Retired IIT Medical Officer Loses Rs 4.62 Crore To 'Digital Arrest Scam'
Two persons were arrested after a 74-year-old woman, who retired as medical officer of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, was cheated of Rs 4.62 crore through threats of CBI action in a non-existent money laundering case.
