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Bengaluru Man Loses Rs 1.29 Crore In Investment Scam Through Dating App
A 42-year-old Bengaluru resident was allegedly cheated of over Rs 1.29 crore in an online investment scam after coming in contact with fraudsters through a dating app.
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US Man, Seeking Affair, Loses Rs 12 Crore In Romance Scam: "She Was Very Beautiful"
The scam depleted his retirement and life savings by $1.4 million, with four cryptocurrency transactions made over six weeks.
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Hong Kong Man Arrested After $80,000 Dinner Date Dine-And-Dash
The suspect, identified only by his surname, Wong, was held by police in Tseung Kwan O on charges of obtaining property by deception.
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UP Man Climbs Mobile Tower In 'Sholay' Style, Threatens "Girlfriend" For Marriage
In imagery reminiscent of a water tanker scene from the famous Bollywood film "Sholay", a man climbed atop a mobile tower at a village in Bhadohi district on Sunday and threatened to jump unless his "girlfriend" was brought to him for marriage.
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Man, 62, Duped Of Rs 73 Lakh In Gold Trading Fraud By Woman He Met Online
A 62-year-old resident of Navi Mumbai has allegedly been cheated of Rs 73.72 lakh after being lured into gold trading for high returns by a woman whom he met through a dating application, police said on Monday.
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Ex-Army Officer Assaulted, Robbed By Woman He Met Through Matrimonial Site
A retired Army colonel from Haryana has filed a police complaint here, alleging that he was held hostage, assaulted, looted and forced to participate in an "obscene video" at gunpoint with a woman he met through a matrimonial website, police said.
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Dating App Scam Busted In Delhi, Victims Trapped On Tinder And Bumble
Lured to bars, trapped with exorbitant bills and forced to pay up - a simple night out turned nightmare for many online dating app users in Delhi.
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Swipe Crime OTT Release Date: When and Where to Watch it Online?
The web series "Swipe Crime" releases on Amazon MX Player on December 20, 2024. Starring Rishab Chadha, Mugdha Agarwal, and others, the show explores campus friendships intertwined with cybercrime. Directed by Harsh Mainra, the plot revolves around students facing the repercussions of an internet scam, uncovering dark secrets along the way. As the ...
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Internet Slams Delhi Man After He Says He Was Scammed By Online Date. Here's Why
A man in Delhi recently claimed that he was scammed by a woman he met via an online dating app and ended up losing Rs 16,000.
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Man Claims He Was Scammed By Online Date In Delhi Cafe, Shares Story On Reddit
In the comments, many people criticised the man for falling for what they consider a very "common" scam.
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47 Indian 'Cyber Slaves' In Laos, Forced To Run Dating Apps Scam, Rescued
At least 47 Indians, who were being held against their will in Laos and being forced to scam Indians back home online, were rescued today by officials.
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'Match', Date Night And A Huge Bill: Modus Operandi In Dating App Scams
Dating App Scam: Multiple posts on Reddit, some of them a year old, narrate accounts of people who were scammed into paying exorbitant amounts during dates with women they met on dating apps.
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Tinder Date Gone Wrong: Man Scammed To Pay Rs 1.2 Lakh Bill At Delhi Cafe
Tinder Scam: When a civil service aspirant right-swiped on a dating app, he had no idea he was walking into a sinister plot carefully planned to scam men looking for love.
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Chinese Woman Scammed Of Rs 11 Lakh, Falls For Scammer And Aids In Crime
A 40-year-old Chinese woman, Hu, fell victim to a romance scam, losing Rs 11 lakh (US$14,000) to a man named Chen, whom she met online.
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DoT Issues Order Seeking Temporary Suspension of USSD-Based Call Forwarding Facility
Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued an order dated March 28 seeking a temporary suspension of USSD-based call forwarding service. The order cites the rise of online scams and unwarranted usage of the facility as the reason behind the action. It is a temporary suspension, meaning the government body does not intend to permanently disable i...
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Bengaluru Man Loses Rs 1.29 Crore In Investment Scam Through Dating App
A 42-year-old Bengaluru resident was allegedly cheated of over Rs 1.29 crore in an online investment scam after coming in contact with fraudsters through a dating app.
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US Man, Seeking Affair, Loses Rs 12 Crore In Romance Scam: "She Was Very Beautiful"
The scam depleted his retirement and life savings by $1.4 million, with four cryptocurrency transactions made over six weeks.
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Hong Kong Man Arrested After $80,000 Dinner Date Dine-And-Dash
The suspect, identified only by his surname, Wong, was held by police in Tseung Kwan O on charges of obtaining property by deception.
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UP Man Climbs Mobile Tower In 'Sholay' Style, Threatens "Girlfriend" For Marriage
In imagery reminiscent of a water tanker scene from the famous Bollywood film "Sholay", a man climbed atop a mobile tower at a village in Bhadohi district on Sunday and threatened to jump unless his "girlfriend" was brought to him for marriage.
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Man, 62, Duped Of Rs 73 Lakh In Gold Trading Fraud By Woman He Met Online
A 62-year-old resident of Navi Mumbai has allegedly been cheated of Rs 73.72 lakh after being lured into gold trading for high returns by a woman whom he met through a dating application, police said on Monday.
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Ex-Army Officer Assaulted, Robbed By Woman He Met Through Matrimonial Site
A retired Army colonel from Haryana has filed a police complaint here, alleging that he was held hostage, assaulted, looted and forced to participate in an "obscene video" at gunpoint with a woman he met through a matrimonial website, police said.
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Dating App Scam Busted In Delhi, Victims Trapped On Tinder And Bumble
Lured to bars, trapped with exorbitant bills and forced to pay up - a simple night out turned nightmare for many online dating app users in Delhi.
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Swipe Crime OTT Release Date: When and Where to Watch it Online?
The web series "Swipe Crime" releases on Amazon MX Player on December 20, 2024. Starring Rishab Chadha, Mugdha Agarwal, and others, the show explores campus friendships intertwined with cybercrime. Directed by Harsh Mainra, the plot revolves around students facing the repercussions of an internet scam, uncovering dark secrets along the way. As the ...
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Internet Slams Delhi Man After He Says He Was Scammed By Online Date. Here's Why
A man in Delhi recently claimed that he was scammed by a woman he met via an online dating app and ended up losing Rs 16,000.
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Man Claims He Was Scammed By Online Date In Delhi Cafe, Shares Story On Reddit
In the comments, many people criticised the man for falling for what they consider a very "common" scam.
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47 Indian 'Cyber Slaves' In Laos, Forced To Run Dating Apps Scam, Rescued
At least 47 Indians, who were being held against their will in Laos and being forced to scam Indians back home online, were rescued today by officials.
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'Match', Date Night And A Huge Bill: Modus Operandi In Dating App Scams
Dating App Scam: Multiple posts on Reddit, some of them a year old, narrate accounts of people who were scammed into paying exorbitant amounts during dates with women they met on dating apps.
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Tinder Date Gone Wrong: Man Scammed To Pay Rs 1.2 Lakh Bill At Delhi Cafe
Tinder Scam: When a civil service aspirant right-swiped on a dating app, he had no idea he was walking into a sinister plot carefully planned to scam men looking for love.
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Chinese Woman Scammed Of Rs 11 Lakh, Falls For Scammer And Aids In Crime
A 40-year-old Chinese woman, Hu, fell victim to a romance scam, losing Rs 11 lakh (US$14,000) to a man named Chen, whom she met online.
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DoT Issues Order Seeking Temporary Suspension of USSD-Based Call Forwarding Facility
Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued an order dated March 28 seeking a temporary suspension of USSD-based call forwarding service. The order cites the rise of online scams and unwarranted usage of the facility as the reason behind the action. It is a temporary suspension, meaning the government body does not intend to permanently disable i...
