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'Impregnate Childless Women, Get Rs 10 Lakh': How Men Were Conned In Bihar
Make a woman pregnant and get rewarded up to Rs 10 lakh -- was how it started. Online advertisements describing the so-called 'All India Pregnant Job' were put up on social media.
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Sri Lankan Student In Bengaluru Blackmailed After Video Call By Insta 'Friend'
According to a case filed by the police, the unknown person met the victim on Instagram and gradually developed an online friendship.
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Google Warns Users of AI-Driven Scams Targeting Job Seekers and Businesses
Google has warned of a sharp rise in AI-powered scams targeting job seekers and businesses. Fraudsters are using generative AI to create fake job listings, cloned company pages, and deceptive apps that appear genuine. Scams include fake recruiter profiles, review extortion, and counterfeit AI or VPN apps that steal data or money. Google advises use...
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'I'll Leak Private Videos': Man Threatens Bengaluru Woman, Extorts Rs 17 Lakh
A man assaulted a 32-year-old woman, threatened to leak her private videos online, and extorted over Rs 17 lakh in Bengaluru.
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US Travellers Warned Not To Use Dating Apps After Kidnapping Of Americans In Mexico
The US Consulate advised extreme caution when meeting someone from a dating app in Mexico, recommending familiarity with local travel guidelines.
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Karnataka Cops Arrest 12 Over Online Jobs Scam
Twelve men have been arrested for cheating people online, extorting money from them with the promise of jobs.
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UP Rape-Accused Leaks Nurse's Obscene Videos Online, Case Filed Against 3
A man accused of blackmailing and raping a government hospital nurse here has allegedly shared her objectionable videos and photos on social media to extort money, police said on Monday.
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China Woman Hires Actors To Pose As Family, Extorts Money From Blind Date
A married woman in China has been detained by police for hiring actors to impersonate herself and her parents on a blind date.
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Criminals Selling Guides On Social Media On How To Carry Out 'Sextortion': Report
Sextortion is ''a crime that involves adults coercing kids and teens into sending explicit images online,'' according to the FBI.
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India's Cybercrime Watchdog Blocks Over 1,000 Skype Accounts
Over 1,000 Skype IDs run by cross-border cybercriminals engaged in online intimidation, blackmail, extortion and "digital arrests" have been blocked by the government, according to an official statement on Tuesday.
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'Impregnate Childless Women, Get Rs 10 Lakh': How Men Were Conned In Bihar
Make a woman pregnant and get rewarded up to Rs 10 lakh -- was how it started. Online advertisements describing the so-called 'All India Pregnant Job' were put up on social media.
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Sri Lankan Student In Bengaluru Blackmailed After Video Call By Insta 'Friend'
According to a case filed by the police, the unknown person met the victim on Instagram and gradually developed an online friendship.
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Google Warns Users of AI-Driven Scams Targeting Job Seekers and Businesses
Google has warned of a sharp rise in AI-powered scams targeting job seekers and businesses. Fraudsters are using generative AI to create fake job listings, cloned company pages, and deceptive apps that appear genuine. Scams include fake recruiter profiles, review extortion, and counterfeit AI or VPN apps that steal data or money. Google advises use...
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'I'll Leak Private Videos': Man Threatens Bengaluru Woman, Extorts Rs 17 Lakh
A man assaulted a 32-year-old woman, threatened to leak her private videos online, and extorted over Rs 17 lakh in Bengaluru.
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US Travellers Warned Not To Use Dating Apps After Kidnapping Of Americans In Mexico
The US Consulate advised extreme caution when meeting someone from a dating app in Mexico, recommending familiarity with local travel guidelines.
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Karnataka Cops Arrest 12 Over Online Jobs Scam
Twelve men have been arrested for cheating people online, extorting money from them with the promise of jobs.
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UP Rape-Accused Leaks Nurse's Obscene Videos Online, Case Filed Against 3
A man accused of blackmailing and raping a government hospital nurse here has allegedly shared her objectionable videos and photos on social media to extort money, police said on Monday.
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China Woman Hires Actors To Pose As Family, Extorts Money From Blind Date
A married woman in China has been detained by police for hiring actors to impersonate herself and her parents on a blind date.
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Criminals Selling Guides On Social Media On How To Carry Out 'Sextortion': Report
Sextortion is ''a crime that involves adults coercing kids and teens into sending explicit images online,'' according to the FBI.
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India's Cybercrime Watchdog Blocks Over 1,000 Skype Accounts
Over 1,000 Skype IDs run by cross-border cybercriminals engaged in online intimidation, blackmail, extortion and "digital arrests" have been blocked by the government, according to an official statement on Tuesday.
