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74-Year-Old Bengaluru Woman Cheated Of Rs 24 Crore In Digital Arrest Scam
Investigators said the cyber fraudsters posed as high-ranking officials from the CBI and Enforcement Directorate (ED) and psychologically trapped the victim, Lakshmi Ramamurthy, a senior citizen from Bengaluru, through a fake "digital arrest" operation.
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Bengaluru Businessman Downloads Wedding Invite On WhatsApp, Loses Rs 5 lakh
A man received an APK file along with the wedding invite text on WhatsApp. The APK file was allegedly used to install a mobile application.
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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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52-Year-Old Businessman Duped Of Rs 53 Lakh By Woman He Was Going To Marry
A 52-year-old city-based businessman was allegedly cheated of Rs 53 lakh by a woman who befriended him through a dating app and induced him to invest in a fraudulent scheme, police said on Thursday.
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Hyderabad Woman Cheated Of Rs 3.38 Lakh By Fake UK Doctor
The woman was contacted online by a person identifying himself as "Hirad Ahmed," who claimed to be a doctor. Through a series of WhatsApp calls, messages, and video calls, the scammer cultivated a relationship and gained the woman's trust.
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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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Chandigarh Rapido Driver Scammed Out Of Rs 4,000 By Passenger: "My Earnings Vanished..."
The driver later realised the Rs 4,000 credit in his account was actually from a friend, sent the previous day.
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Tamil Nadu Women Duped Of Rs 81.7 Lakh In Digital Arrest Scam, 4 Arrested
The Cyber Crime wing of the Tamil Nadu Police has arrested four individuals, including a woman from Pollachi, for allegedly opening mule bank accounts to assist a cyber fraud network operating out of North India.
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74-Year-Old Bengaluru Woman Cheated Of Rs 24 Crore In Digital Arrest Scam
Investigators said the cyber fraudsters posed as high-ranking officials from the CBI and Enforcement Directorate (ED) and psychologically trapped the victim, Lakshmi Ramamurthy, a senior citizen from Bengaluru, through a fake "digital arrest" operation.
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Bengaluru Businessman Downloads Wedding Invite On WhatsApp, Loses Rs 5 lakh
A man received an APK file along with the wedding invite text on WhatsApp. The APK file was allegedly used to install a mobile application.
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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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52-Year-Old Businessman Duped Of Rs 53 Lakh By Woman He Was Going To Marry
A 52-year-old city-based businessman was allegedly cheated of Rs 53 lakh by a woman who befriended him through a dating app and induced him to invest in a fraudulent scheme, police said on Thursday.
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Hyderabad Woman Cheated Of Rs 3.38 Lakh By Fake UK Doctor
The woman was contacted online by a person identifying himself as "Hirad Ahmed," who claimed to be a doctor. Through a series of WhatsApp calls, messages, and video calls, the scammer cultivated a relationship and gained the woman's trust.
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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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Chandigarh Rapido Driver Scammed Out Of Rs 4,000 By Passenger: "My Earnings Vanished..."
The driver later realised the Rs 4,000 credit in his account was actually from a friend, sent the previous day.
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Tamil Nadu Women Duped Of Rs 81.7 Lakh In Digital Arrest Scam, 4 Arrested
The Cyber Crime wing of the Tamil Nadu Police has arrested four individuals, including a woman from Pollachi, for allegedly opening mule bank accounts to assist a cyber fraud network operating out of North India.
