Online Frauds
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Your Social Media Posts Can Help Scammers Target You. Here's How
Avoiding social media is not practical. The more useful approach is to understand what information is publicly visible, and how it can be misused.
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Maharashtra Man Duped Of Rs 70 Lakh Over Government Job Promise, 5 Arrested
The accused promised the victim a clerkcumtypist's job in the state revenue and forest department.
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Bogus Scheme With Big Names, Trading App: How Retired Banker Lost Rs 90 Lakh
The fraudsters promised exceptionally high returns through stock market investments and commodity trading.
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Egyptian Blogger Surrenders To Police After Collecting Millions In Fake Cancer Donations
An Egyptian blogger from Ismailia has surrendered to police after allegedly faking cancer to collect four million Egyptian pounds in donations from her social media followers.
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Planning To Buy A Second-Hand Car? Be Aware Of This New Scam
Victim was approached by an unknown person claiming to be associated with an online car sale platform. The accused shared details of a vehicle and convinced the victim to transfer Rs 2 lakh
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Mumbai Nurse Loses Rs 1 Lakh Trying To Buy Rs 299 Dress Online
The fraud was orchestrated using a Facebook advertisement, a WhatsApp number and a fake delivery agent.
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Telangana Man Loses Rs 36 Lakh In Online Stock Trading Scam
The victim has claimed that he invested Rs 36,35,010 in 12 transactions, but received only Rs 5,000 in return.
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1 Arrested In China-Linked Trading Scam, Had Duped Man of Rs 32 Lakh
A Mumbai-based man was arrested on Wednesday for running an online trading scam with direct links to a Chinese national and cheating a Hyderabad investor of Rs 32 lakh.
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SMS Fraud Crackdown: New Rules For OTP, Banking SMS—TRAI’s Pre-Tagging Mandate Explained
Under the new rules, commercial SMS senders must tag each variable during template registration, specifying its purpose.
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Paytm, Razorpay Founders React To Viral Alleged MCD-Parking Scam Related To QR Code
The video has gone viral on X platform. It showed that a man was asking for fee payment for parking at a space managed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi
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Trinamool MP Loses Rs 55 Lakh In Cyber Fraud, Amount Transferred Twice
Four-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member, Kalyan Banerjee, reportedly lost Rs 55 lakh in an online financial fraud in West Bengal.
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Mumbai Police Warns Against 'COSTA App Saving' Platform Amid Rising Cyber Fraud Complaints
COSTA App Saving, which is available on the Google Play Store, is not registered or authorised by any competent authority, according to the Mumbai Police.
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Woman, 76, Loses 43 Lakh, Scamsters Said Her Number Used In Pahalgam Plan
In yet another case of scamsters targeting senior citizens, a 76-year-old woman from Noida was duped of Rs 43 lakh after the fraudsters told her that her number had been used for funding of terrorist activities, including the Pahalgam attack
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Mumbai Woman, 71, Loses Rs 18 Lakh While Attempting To Order Milk Online
A 71-year-old woman from Mumbai allegedly lost Rs 18.5 lakh from her bank accounts while attempting to order a litre of milk online, police said on Saturday.
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Rs 25,000 Per Month For Snatching Mobiles: Raipur Police Crack Down On Interstate Gang
The gang, led by Deva, alias Dev Kumar Mahato (28) from Jharkhand, trained unemployed youth and offered them a salary of Rs 25,000 per month to carry out mobile thefts.
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Your Social Media Posts Can Help Scammers Target You. Here's How
Avoiding social media is not practical. The more useful approach is to understand what information is publicly visible, and how it can be misused.
-
Maharashtra Man Duped Of Rs 70 Lakh Over Government Job Promise, 5 Arrested
The accused promised the victim a clerkcumtypist's job in the state revenue and forest department.
-
Bogus Scheme With Big Names, Trading App: How Retired Banker Lost Rs 90 Lakh
The fraudsters promised exceptionally high returns through stock market investments and commodity trading.
-
Egyptian Blogger Surrenders To Police After Collecting Millions In Fake Cancer Donations
An Egyptian blogger from Ismailia has surrendered to police after allegedly faking cancer to collect four million Egyptian pounds in donations from her social media followers.
-
Planning To Buy A Second-Hand Car? Be Aware Of This New Scam
Victim was approached by an unknown person claiming to be associated with an online car sale platform. The accused shared details of a vehicle and convinced the victim to transfer Rs 2 lakh
-
Mumbai Nurse Loses Rs 1 Lakh Trying To Buy Rs 299 Dress Online
The fraud was orchestrated using a Facebook advertisement, a WhatsApp number and a fake delivery agent.
-
Telangana Man Loses Rs 36 Lakh In Online Stock Trading Scam
The victim has claimed that he invested Rs 36,35,010 in 12 transactions, but received only Rs 5,000 in return.
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1 Arrested In China-Linked Trading Scam, Had Duped Man of Rs 32 Lakh
A Mumbai-based man was arrested on Wednesday for running an online trading scam with direct links to a Chinese national and cheating a Hyderabad investor of Rs 32 lakh.
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SMS Fraud Crackdown: New Rules For OTP, Banking SMS—TRAI’s Pre-Tagging Mandate Explained
Under the new rules, commercial SMS senders must tag each variable during template registration, specifying its purpose.
-
Paytm, Razorpay Founders React To Viral Alleged MCD-Parking Scam Related To QR Code
The video has gone viral on X platform. It showed that a man was asking for fee payment for parking at a space managed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi
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Trinamool MP Loses Rs 55 Lakh In Cyber Fraud, Amount Transferred Twice
Four-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member, Kalyan Banerjee, reportedly lost Rs 55 lakh in an online financial fraud in West Bengal.
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Mumbai Police Warns Against 'COSTA App Saving' Platform Amid Rising Cyber Fraud Complaints
COSTA App Saving, which is available on the Google Play Store, is not registered or authorised by any competent authority, according to the Mumbai Police.
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Woman, 76, Loses 43 Lakh, Scamsters Said Her Number Used In Pahalgam Plan
In yet another case of scamsters targeting senior citizens, a 76-year-old woman from Noida was duped of Rs 43 lakh after the fraudsters told her that her number had been used for funding of terrorist activities, including the Pahalgam attack
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Mumbai Woman, 71, Loses Rs 18 Lakh While Attempting To Order Milk Online
A 71-year-old woman from Mumbai allegedly lost Rs 18.5 lakh from her bank accounts while attempting to order a litre of milk online, police said on Saturday.
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Rs 25,000 Per Month For Snatching Mobiles: Raipur Police Crack Down On Interstate Gang
The gang, led by Deva, alias Dev Kumar Mahato (28) from Jharkhand, trained unemployed youth and offered them a salary of Rs 25,000 per month to carry out mobile thefts.
