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WhatsApp Friendship Costs UP Man Rs 1.92 Crore, Another Man Poses As Woman
For a Lucknow man, a WhatsApp friendship with a 'woman' that began with casual chats and calls ended in a Rs 1.92 crore cyber fraud.
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Australia Puts India In 'Highest-Risk' Tier For Student Visas. What It Means
Australia has reclassified India to the highest-risk category (Assessment Level 3, or AL3) for student visas, imposing stricter documentary requirements and greater scrutiny on applications. The changes took effect on 8th January 2026.
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Hyderabad Man Duped Of Rs 27 Lakh In Online Trading Scam
The victim was added to a WhatsApp group where several people, claiming to be experts and assuring high profit and quick return, convinced him to invest money.
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Bengaluru Men Use AI To Pose As Woman On Dating App, Extort Rs 1.5 Lakh
Fraudsters allegedly used artificial intelligence to pose as a young woman on a dating app and extorted more than Rs 1.5 lakh from a 26-year-old man in Bengaluru.
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Navi Mumbai Loan Consultant Loses Rs 72 Lakh In Crypto Fraud
A 56-year-old loan consultant from Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai township has allegedly been duped of Rs 72.7 lakh in a cryptocurrency investment fraud, police said on Monday.
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Ex-CBI Officer's Wife Loses Rs 2.58 Crore To Cyber Fraud
In a shocking case of cyber fraud, the wife of former CBI Joint Director and retired IPS officer VV Lakshmi Narayana was allegedly swindled of Rs 2.58 crore by online scammers.
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Farmer Dies By Suicide After Rs 4-Crore Land Fraud, Names Accused In Video
A farmer allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself on Sunday after being duped of Rs 4 crore in a fake land deal in Uttarakhand's Kathgodam area, police said.
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Man, 31, Used Matrimonial Sites To Finance His 'Luxury Life', Arrested
The Delhi Police has arrested a 31-year-old man from Punjab for allegedly cheating women by posing as a prospective groom on matrimonial websites and social media platforms, an official said on Sunday.
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Rs 547 Crore 'Mule' Bank Account Fraud Busted In Telangana
Eighteen people were arrested in Telangana's Khammam district for operating "mule" bank accounts through which transactions amounting to Rs 547 crore linked to cyber fraud were routed, police said on Sunday.
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Shark Tank India Judges Slam 'Fake' Doctor Over Misleading Claims, Call Him "Fraud, Unethical"
Shark Tank India judges recently slammed a fake doctor who claimed to cure diseases with harmful, chemical-laden products marketed as 'natural'
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Shady Loans, 'Missing' Rs 9-Crore Bentley: Businessman Arrested For Fraud
A businessman who allegedly scammed investors by routing their money through a complex web of transactions and buying luxury cars, including a Bentley Bentayga that he claimed cost Rs 9 crore, has been arrested by the Delhi Police.
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Scamsters Use AI To Clone Cousin's Voice, Dupe Indore Teacher Of Rs 1 lakh
It sounded exactly like her cousin. The tone, the urgency, even the familiar way he spoke. But the voice on the phone was not her cousin's, it was generated using artificial intelligence (AI).
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Ex-Soldier In Himachal Pradesh Loses Rs 98 Lakh To Digital Arrest Scam
A retired soldier of Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh has been duped of Rs 98 lakh after being kept under 15 days "digital arrest" by the fraudsters, officials said on Friday.
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Madhya Pradesh Artisans Allege Fraud After 'Fake' Stole Gifted To JP Nadda
The row broke out after Chief Minister Mohan Yadav presented a Bagh print stole to Union Health Minister JP Nadda during a public programme in Dhar.
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Trump Withholds Child Care Funding Over Fraud Concerns In 5 States
President Donald Trumps administration said Tuesday that it is withholding funding for programmes that support needy families with children in five Democratic-led states over concerns about fraud.
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WhatsApp Friendship Costs UP Man Rs 1.92 Crore, Another Man Poses As Woman
For a Lucknow man, a WhatsApp friendship with a 'woman' that began with casual chats and calls ended in a Rs 1.92 crore cyber fraud.
-
Australia Puts India In 'Highest-Risk' Tier For Student Visas. What It Means
Australia has reclassified India to the highest-risk category (Assessment Level 3, or AL3) for student visas, imposing stricter documentary requirements and greater scrutiny on applications. The changes took effect on 8th January 2026.
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Hyderabad Man Duped Of Rs 27 Lakh In Online Trading Scam
The victim was added to a WhatsApp group where several people, claiming to be experts and assuring high profit and quick return, convinced him to invest money.
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Bengaluru Men Use AI To Pose As Woman On Dating App, Extort Rs 1.5 Lakh
Fraudsters allegedly used artificial intelligence to pose as a young woman on a dating app and extorted more than Rs 1.5 lakh from a 26-year-old man in Bengaluru.
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Navi Mumbai Loan Consultant Loses Rs 72 Lakh In Crypto Fraud
A 56-year-old loan consultant from Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai township has allegedly been duped of Rs 72.7 lakh in a cryptocurrency investment fraud, police said on Monday.
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Ex-CBI Officer's Wife Loses Rs 2.58 Crore To Cyber Fraud
In a shocking case of cyber fraud, the wife of former CBI Joint Director and retired IPS officer VV Lakshmi Narayana was allegedly swindled of Rs 2.58 crore by online scammers.
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Farmer Dies By Suicide After Rs 4-Crore Land Fraud, Names Accused In Video
A farmer allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself on Sunday after being duped of Rs 4 crore in a fake land deal in Uttarakhand's Kathgodam area, police said.
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Man, 31, Used Matrimonial Sites To Finance His 'Luxury Life', Arrested
The Delhi Police has arrested a 31-year-old man from Punjab for allegedly cheating women by posing as a prospective groom on matrimonial websites and social media platforms, an official said on Sunday.
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Rs 547 Crore 'Mule' Bank Account Fraud Busted In Telangana
Eighteen people were arrested in Telangana's Khammam district for operating "mule" bank accounts through which transactions amounting to Rs 547 crore linked to cyber fraud were routed, police said on Sunday.
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Shark Tank India Judges Slam 'Fake' Doctor Over Misleading Claims, Call Him "Fraud, Unethical"
Shark Tank India judges recently slammed a fake doctor who claimed to cure diseases with harmful, chemical-laden products marketed as 'natural'
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Shady Loans, 'Missing' Rs 9-Crore Bentley: Businessman Arrested For Fraud
A businessman who allegedly scammed investors by routing their money through a complex web of transactions and buying luxury cars, including a Bentley Bentayga that he claimed cost Rs 9 crore, has been arrested by the Delhi Police.
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Scamsters Use AI To Clone Cousin's Voice, Dupe Indore Teacher Of Rs 1 lakh
It sounded exactly like her cousin. The tone, the urgency, even the familiar way he spoke. But the voice on the phone was not her cousin's, it was generated using artificial intelligence (AI).
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Ex-Soldier In Himachal Pradesh Loses Rs 98 Lakh To Digital Arrest Scam
A retired soldier of Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh has been duped of Rs 98 lakh after being kept under 15 days "digital arrest" by the fraudsters, officials said on Friday.
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Madhya Pradesh Artisans Allege Fraud After 'Fake' Stole Gifted To JP Nadda
The row broke out after Chief Minister Mohan Yadav presented a Bagh print stole to Union Health Minister JP Nadda during a public programme in Dhar.
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Trump Withholds Child Care Funding Over Fraud Concerns In 5 States
President Donald Trumps administration said Tuesday that it is withholding funding for programmes that support needy families with children in five Democratic-led states over concerns about fraud.
