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Cyber Fraudster Poses As Police Chief, Tries To Scam Kerala Cops Using Fake WhatsApp Account
Police have launched an investigation after a cyber fraudster attempted to cheat cops in this south Kerala district by impersonating the district police chief and seeking money through a bogus WhatsApp account, a police official said on Monday.
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Bihar Man Declares 90-Year-Old Father Dead, Sells Ancestral Land For Rs 2 Lakh
Raj Narayan Thakur, 90, from Bihar's Muzaffarpur has alleged that his fifth son, Dilip Thakur, declared him dead on paper and sold the ancestral property for Rs 2 lakh.
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'Driver's Job' Call To Tourism Ministry Uncovers Fake Employment Scam
A call from a man to confirm joining formalities for a 'job' in the Ministry of Tourism has uncovered an employment scam in which fraudsters issued forged job offer letters bearing the name and fabricated letterhead of a senior IAS officer
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"I Know You Want My Blood But...": Pinarayi Vijayan As Daughter Faces Fraud Case
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said neither he nor his party is taking seriously the Serious Fraud Investigation Office's action against his daughter in the "illegal payment" scandal and that it does not affect him in any way.
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French Investigators Open Fraud Probe Against Crypto Platform Binance
French authorities have launched a judicial investigation into Binance for money laundering, tax fraud, and other charges. Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, denies the allegations. The Paris public prosecutor's office's economic and financial crime section (JUNALCO) stated the probe involves money laundering related to drug traf...
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CBI Charges Own Officer For "Taking Advantage" Of People He Investigated
The CBI has booked one of its own deputy SPs posted in the Bank Security and Frauds branch in Mumbai for allegedly taking "undue advantage" from people probed by him, officials said Thursday.
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Probe Agency Team, Investigating Cyber Fraud Case, Attacked in Delhi
An Enforcement Directorate (ED) team was attacked during a raid in Delhi's Bijwasan area today. One ED officer was injured in the attack, police said, adding that a case has been registered in connection with the incident.
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UK's Serious Fraud Office Launches Probe On French Defence Giant Thales
Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said Thursday it had launched a joint investigation with its French counterparts into "suspected bribery and corruption" at the France-based multinational defence giant Thales.
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How A Delhi Man Lost Rs 10 Lakh After Being Offered Cheaper Photocopy Papers
Delhi Police has arrested three men for allegedly cheating a person of around Rs 10 lakh by promising him photocopy paper at cheap rates, an officer on Tuesday said.
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French Authorities Charge Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in Probe Into Organised Crime on App
Telegram boss Pavel Durov has been placed under formal investigation by a French judge. The charges for which he was initially arrested four days ago include suspected complicity in running an online platform that allows illicit transactions, images of child sex abuse, drug trafficking, and fraud among others.
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UPSC Cracks Down, Says Puja Khedkar Faked Identity, Parents' Name, Address
The UPSC has issued a notice to cancel selection of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar, who was being investigated for lying about visual and mental disabilities to clear the Civil Services entrance examination.
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Maharashtra Man Wins Rs 5 Crore While Gambling Online. Then Loses 58 Crore
A businessman from Nagpur lost staggering Rs 58 crore in online gambling and the investigation led police to a suspected bookie and the recovery of Rs 14 crore cash along with four kg of gold biscuits on Saturday, a top police officer said.
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2 Builders' Assets Worth Rs 415 Crore Seized In India's Biggest Bank Fraud
Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, officers had last week found the helicopter at the property Avinash Bhosale in Pune.
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Supreme Court Lifts High Court Stay On Fraud Probe Against Sahara Group Firms
The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside a Delhi High Court order staying a Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) probe into nine companies related to the Sahara group.
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India’s ED Ramps Investigation in GainBitcoin Fraud Case Worth Crores, Seeks Help from Pune Police
The ED is working to get information around the GainBitcoin scam that came into light on 2018. Officials of the ED visited the commissioner of Pune seeking relevant information in the case. Scam mastermind Amit Bharadwaj has been asked by the Supreme Court to share crypto wallet details with ED. Cybercrime expert Pankaj Ghode and former police offi...
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Cyber Fraudster Poses As Police Chief, Tries To Scam Kerala Cops Using Fake WhatsApp Account
Police have launched an investigation after a cyber fraudster attempted to cheat cops in this south Kerala district by impersonating the district police chief and seeking money through a bogus WhatsApp account, a police official said on Monday.
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Bihar Man Declares 90-Year-Old Father Dead, Sells Ancestral Land For Rs 2 Lakh
Raj Narayan Thakur, 90, from Bihar's Muzaffarpur has alleged that his fifth son, Dilip Thakur, declared him dead on paper and sold the ancestral property for Rs 2 lakh.
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'Driver's Job' Call To Tourism Ministry Uncovers Fake Employment Scam
A call from a man to confirm joining formalities for a 'job' in the Ministry of Tourism has uncovered an employment scam in which fraudsters issued forged job offer letters bearing the name and fabricated letterhead of a senior IAS officer
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"I Know You Want My Blood But...": Pinarayi Vijayan As Daughter Faces Fraud Case
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said neither he nor his party is taking seriously the Serious Fraud Investigation Office's action against his daughter in the "illegal payment" scandal and that it does not affect him in any way.
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French Investigators Open Fraud Probe Against Crypto Platform Binance
French authorities have launched a judicial investigation into Binance for money laundering, tax fraud, and other charges. Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, denies the allegations. The Paris public prosecutor's office's economic and financial crime section (JUNALCO) stated the probe involves money laundering related to drug traf...
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CBI Charges Own Officer For "Taking Advantage" Of People He Investigated
The CBI has booked one of its own deputy SPs posted in the Bank Security and Frauds branch in Mumbai for allegedly taking "undue advantage" from people probed by him, officials said Thursday.
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Probe Agency Team, Investigating Cyber Fraud Case, Attacked in Delhi
An Enforcement Directorate (ED) team was attacked during a raid in Delhi's Bijwasan area today. One ED officer was injured in the attack, police said, adding that a case has been registered in connection with the incident.
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UK's Serious Fraud Office Launches Probe On French Defence Giant Thales
Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said Thursday it had launched a joint investigation with its French counterparts into "suspected bribery and corruption" at the France-based multinational defence giant Thales.
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How A Delhi Man Lost Rs 10 Lakh After Being Offered Cheaper Photocopy Papers
Delhi Police has arrested three men for allegedly cheating a person of around Rs 10 lakh by promising him photocopy paper at cheap rates, an officer on Tuesday said.
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French Authorities Charge Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in Probe Into Organised Crime on App
Telegram boss Pavel Durov has been placed under formal investigation by a French judge. The charges for which he was initially arrested four days ago include suspected complicity in running an online platform that allows illicit transactions, images of child sex abuse, drug trafficking, and fraud among others.
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UPSC Cracks Down, Says Puja Khedkar Faked Identity, Parents' Name, Address
The UPSC has issued a notice to cancel selection of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar, who was being investigated for lying about visual and mental disabilities to clear the Civil Services entrance examination.
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Maharashtra Man Wins Rs 5 Crore While Gambling Online. Then Loses 58 Crore
A businessman from Nagpur lost staggering Rs 58 crore in online gambling and the investigation led police to a suspected bookie and the recovery of Rs 14 crore cash along with four kg of gold biscuits on Saturday, a top police officer said.
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2 Builders' Assets Worth Rs 415 Crore Seized In India's Biggest Bank Fraud
Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, officers had last week found the helicopter at the property Avinash Bhosale in Pune.
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Supreme Court Lifts High Court Stay On Fraud Probe Against Sahara Group Firms
The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside a Delhi High Court order staying a Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) probe into nine companies related to the Sahara group.
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India’s ED Ramps Investigation in GainBitcoin Fraud Case Worth Crores, Seeks Help from Pune Police
The ED is working to get information around the GainBitcoin scam that came into light on 2018. Officials of the ED visited the commissioner of Pune seeking relevant information in the case. Scam mastermind Amit Bharadwaj has been asked by the Supreme Court to share crypto wallet details with ED. Cybercrime expert Pankaj Ghode and former police offi...
