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Fake App, Fabricated Profits: How Mumbai Man Lost 11 Crores To Trading Scam
A south Mumbai businessman joined several WhatsApp groups and downloaded a stock trading app. Less than a month later, he realised he had been defrauded of Rs 11 crore.
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Sell, Steal, Repeat: US Man Arrested For Stealing Cars He Sold Online
Within 24 hours after the transaction, multiple buyers reported their newly purchased vehicles were stolen.
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Viral Reddit Posts On Rs 5 Tip For Zomato Agent Sparks Discussion About Tipping Culture
It all began when a woman took to Reddit to explain a "weird request" she allegedly received from a Zomato delivery agent around midnight. She felt it was a scam, but people disagreed.
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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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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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'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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How Matrimonial Sites Were Used To Cheat Hundreds Of Rs 200 Crore
Police in Maharashtra have unearthed a massive international syndicate that defrauded hundreds of people of more than Rs 200 crore by luring them into online forex and gold trading schemes, officials said on Tuesday.
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Promised Dream Cruise Trip, Hyderabad Man Loses Rs 2 Lakh To Scammers
The victim was looking for a dream vacation and came across a website claiming to provide cruise trips to Kochi, Lakshadweep, and Mumbai.
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Deepinder Goyal Reveals Most Common "Scams" Customers And Delivery Riders Try On Zomato
Deepinder Goyal claims customers commit "insane frauds", such as placing their own hair in food and then raising a complaint for a refund.
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Mask OTT Release Date: When and Where to Watch This Action-Packed Thriller Online?
Mask is a gripping action thriller directed by Vikarnan Ashok and starring Kavin and Andrea Jeremiah. The film explores corruption, financial scams, social hypocrisy and the criminal underworld.
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In Telangana, Cybercrime Officer Loses Rs 39 Lakh To Fake Trading Scam
A senior police officer from the Telangana cybercrime force fell prey to a large-scale digital scam. A 45-year-old inspector from the Rachakonda Commissionerate lost Rs 39.37 lakh after being lured into a fake online trading scheme.
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Mumbai Woman Loses Over Rs 3 Crore By Scammers Posing As "Judge Chandrachud"
A 68-year-old retired woman in Mumbai has been duped of over Rs 3 crore by fraudsters who put her under 'digital arrest' by impersonating former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and officials from the CBI and the police.
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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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Delhi Police Busts Rs 47-Lakh Cyber Fraud 'Scam' With Chinese Links
The Cyber Cell of the Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted a major online stock trading fraud involving Rs 47.23 lakh, arresting five more accused and exposing a cyber fraud syndicate allegedly operating under the command of a Chinese national.
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Fake App, Fabricated Profits: How Mumbai Man Lost 11 Crores To Trading Scam
A south Mumbai businessman joined several WhatsApp groups and downloaded a stock trading app. Less than a month later, he realised he had been defrauded of Rs 11 crore.
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Sell, Steal, Repeat: US Man Arrested For Stealing Cars He Sold Online
Within 24 hours after the transaction, multiple buyers reported their newly purchased vehicles were stolen.
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Viral Reddit Posts On Rs 5 Tip For Zomato Agent Sparks Discussion About Tipping Culture
It all began when a woman took to Reddit to explain a "weird request" she allegedly received from a Zomato delivery agent around midnight. She felt it was a scam, but people disagreed.
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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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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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'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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How Matrimonial Sites Were Used To Cheat Hundreds Of Rs 200 Crore
Police in Maharashtra have unearthed a massive international syndicate that defrauded hundreds of people of more than Rs 200 crore by luring them into online forex and gold trading schemes, officials said on Tuesday.
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Promised Dream Cruise Trip, Hyderabad Man Loses Rs 2 Lakh To Scammers
The victim was looking for a dream vacation and came across a website claiming to provide cruise trips to Kochi, Lakshadweep, and Mumbai.
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Deepinder Goyal Reveals Most Common "Scams" Customers And Delivery Riders Try On Zomato
Deepinder Goyal claims customers commit "insane frauds", such as placing their own hair in food and then raising a complaint for a refund.
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Mask OTT Release Date: When and Where to Watch This Action-Packed Thriller Online?
Mask is a gripping action thriller directed by Vikarnan Ashok and starring Kavin and Andrea Jeremiah. The film explores corruption, financial scams, social hypocrisy and the criminal underworld.
-
In Telangana, Cybercrime Officer Loses Rs 39 Lakh To Fake Trading Scam
A senior police officer from the Telangana cybercrime force fell prey to a large-scale digital scam. A 45-year-old inspector from the Rachakonda Commissionerate lost Rs 39.37 lakh after being lured into a fake online trading scheme.
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Mumbai Woman Loses Over Rs 3 Crore By Scammers Posing As "Judge Chandrachud"
A 68-year-old retired woman in Mumbai has been duped of over Rs 3 crore by fraudsters who put her under 'digital arrest' by impersonating former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and officials from the CBI and the police.
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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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Delhi Police Busts Rs 47-Lakh Cyber Fraud 'Scam' With Chinese Links
The Cyber Cell of the Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted a major online stock trading fraud involving Rs 47.23 lakh, arresting five more accused and exposing a cyber fraud syndicate allegedly operating under the command of a Chinese national.
