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Spoofed Calls Reduce By 97% In Government's Anti-Fraud Initiative
- Tuesday July 29, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia announced significant achievements in the government's fight against telecom fraud, revealing that the Sanchar Saathi portal has been utilised by 15.5 crore citizens nationwide.
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www.ndtv.com
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2 Arrested By Delhi Police For Bank Scam, 6 Phones Recovered
- Thursday July 24, 2025
- Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Delhi Police have arrested two cybercriminals accused of impersonating bank officials and defrauding people of their money.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Cops Bust Transnational Lottery Scam, 6 Including 2 Nigerians Arrested
- Sunday July 20, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Delhi Police has claimed to have busted a transnational cheating syndicate operating in Delhi-NCR with the arrest of six people, including two Nigerians, an official said on Sunday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Scammer Loots Users Without A Click: Latest Call Forwarding Scam And How To Avoid It
- Friday July 11, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
A new scam involving call forwarding is tricking users into dialling codes that silently redirect their calls to criminals. This allows scammers to receive OTPs and impersonate victims without any suspicious links.
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www.ndtv.com
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Cyber Scams Are Converging Real World Crime, Here's How To Safe
- Thursday July 10, 2025
- Feature | Jongkil Jay Jeong, Ashish Nanda, Peter Thomas, The Conversation
It starts with a call from someone claiming to be your bank. They know your name, your bank, even know your credit card number. There's been "unusual activity" on your account, they say - and they just sent you OTP to verify your identity.
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www.ndtv.com
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Father-Son Siphon Off Rs 64 Lakh From Indore Court' Bank Account, Arrested
- Wednesday June 18, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Police have arrested an IT expert and his father who allegedly siphoned off Rs 64 lakh from the bank account of an Indore district court and spent it on foreign trips and buying expensive mobile phones, an official said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Google to Add New Security Features to Advanced Protection With Android 16
- Tuesday May 13, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Google’s strongest layer of security for Google accounts and mobile devices, Advanced Protection, will get new features with Android 16. Announced on Tuesday, the new features were showcased during The Android Show: I/O Edition. The Mountain View-based tech giant said that the next iteration of the Android operating system will now bring a device...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Ways To Keep Yourself Safe From Cyberfraud
- Tuesday May 13, 2025
- World News | Meena Jha, The Conversation
Think about how many things you have done online today. Paid a bill? Logged into your bank account? Used social media or spent time answering emails? Maybe you have used your phone to pay at a supermarket or train station.
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www.ndtv.com
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Thailand's Prime Minister Targeted By AI Phone Scam Mimicking World Leaders
- Friday January 17, 2025
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Paetongtarn identified the fake voice but expressed surprise at the scam's sophistication, underscoring the growing threat of AI-enabled fraud.
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www.ndtv.com
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Google Introduces AI-Powered Safety Tools to Protect Users from Phone Call Scams and Malicious Apps
- Thursday November 14, 2024
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Google introduced two new artificial intelligence (AI) safety tools for Android devices on Wednesday. These tools are aimed at protecting users from phone call-based scams and malicious apps by monitoring the activity in real time. The first is Scam Detection in Phone by Google, which monitors conversation patterns to determine whether an incoming ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Teen "Influencer" Dupes 200 People Of Rs 42 Lakh Through Fake Investment Scheme
- Tuesday November 12, 2024
- India News | Edited by Pushkar Tiwari
A Hyundai Verna, a cash counting machine, mobile phones and laptops were recovered from him.
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www.ndtv.com
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Fake Flipkart Delivery Boy Tries To Scam Bengaluru Customer, What Happened Next
- Monday September 30, 2024
- Feature | Edited by Ritu Singh
Just minutes after the fake delivery agent left, the official Flipkart delivery executive arrived at the resident's home with the actual package.
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www.ndtv.com
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RG Kar Ex-Principal's Phones, Laptops Give CBI '3-Tier' Nexus Clue: Report
- Sunday September 29, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
CBI officials probing the financial scam at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital have traced crucial clues of the "influential nexus" of its former and controversial Principal Sandip Ghosh from his two mobile phones and two laptops.
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www.ndtv.com
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Watch: In Phone Call Viral On X, Man Outsmarts Phishing Scammer
- Thursday August 8, 2024
- India News | Edited by Anushka De
"No one can trace this number. It is fake...," a scammer confesses, rattled after his mark turns the tables on him, in a video that has gone viral on X.
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www.ndtv.com
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Phone Data Bought For Rs 2,500 Used For Multi-Crore Scam Running In Noida
- Sunday July 7, 2024
- Cities | Edited by Muskaan Sharma
Phone data bought online with just Rs 2,500 was used to defraud hundreds of people in a multi-crore loan scam running from a fake call centre in Noida, police said. 11people, including nine women, were arrested for selling fake insurance policies.
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www.ndtv.com
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Spoofed Calls Reduce By 97% In Government's Anti-Fraud Initiative
- Tuesday July 29, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia announced significant achievements in the government's fight against telecom fraud, revealing that the Sanchar Saathi portal has been utilised by 15.5 crore citizens nationwide.
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www.ndtv.com
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2 Arrested By Delhi Police For Bank Scam, 6 Phones Recovered
- Thursday July 24, 2025
- Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Delhi Police have arrested two cybercriminals accused of impersonating bank officials and defrauding people of their money.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Cops Bust Transnational Lottery Scam, 6 Including 2 Nigerians Arrested
- Sunday July 20, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Delhi Police has claimed to have busted a transnational cheating syndicate operating in Delhi-NCR with the arrest of six people, including two Nigerians, an official said on Sunday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Scammer Loots Users Without A Click: Latest Call Forwarding Scam And How To Avoid It
- Friday July 11, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
A new scam involving call forwarding is tricking users into dialling codes that silently redirect their calls to criminals. This allows scammers to receive OTPs and impersonate victims without any suspicious links.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Cyber Scams Are Converging Real World Crime, Here's How To Safe
- Thursday July 10, 2025
- Feature | Jongkil Jay Jeong, Ashish Nanda, Peter Thomas, The Conversation
It starts with a call from someone claiming to be your bank. They know your name, your bank, even know your credit card number. There's been "unusual activity" on your account, they say - and they just sent you OTP to verify your identity.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Father-Son Siphon Off Rs 64 Lakh From Indore Court' Bank Account, Arrested
- Wednesday June 18, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Police have arrested an IT expert and his father who allegedly siphoned off Rs 64 lakh from the bank account of an Indore district court and spent it on foreign trips and buying expensive mobile phones, an official said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Google to Add New Security Features to Advanced Protection With Android 16
- Tuesday May 13, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Google’s strongest layer of security for Google accounts and mobile devices, Advanced Protection, will get new features with Android 16. Announced on Tuesday, the new features were showcased during The Android Show: I/O Edition. The Mountain View-based tech giant said that the next iteration of the Android operating system will now bring a device...
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www.gadgets360.com
-
Ways To Keep Yourself Safe From Cyberfraud
- Tuesday May 13, 2025
- World News | Meena Jha, The Conversation
Think about how many things you have done online today. Paid a bill? Logged into your bank account? Used social media or spent time answering emails? Maybe you have used your phone to pay at a supermarket or train station.
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www.ndtv.com
-
Thailand's Prime Minister Targeted By AI Phone Scam Mimicking World Leaders
- Friday January 17, 2025
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Paetongtarn identified the fake voice but expressed surprise at the scam's sophistication, underscoring the growing threat of AI-enabled fraud.
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www.ndtv.com
-
Google Introduces AI-Powered Safety Tools to Protect Users from Phone Call Scams and Malicious Apps
- Thursday November 14, 2024
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Google introduced two new artificial intelligence (AI) safety tools for Android devices on Wednesday. These tools are aimed at protecting users from phone call-based scams and malicious apps by monitoring the activity in real time. The first is Scam Detection in Phone by Google, which monitors conversation patterns to determine whether an incoming ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Teen "Influencer" Dupes 200 People Of Rs 42 Lakh Through Fake Investment Scheme
- Tuesday November 12, 2024
- India News | Edited by Pushkar Tiwari
A Hyundai Verna, a cash counting machine, mobile phones and laptops were recovered from him.
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www.ndtv.com
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Fake Flipkart Delivery Boy Tries To Scam Bengaluru Customer, What Happened Next
- Monday September 30, 2024
- Feature | Edited by Ritu Singh
Just minutes after the fake delivery agent left, the official Flipkart delivery executive arrived at the resident's home with the actual package.
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www.ndtv.com
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RG Kar Ex-Principal's Phones, Laptops Give CBI '3-Tier' Nexus Clue: Report
- Sunday September 29, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
CBI officials probing the financial scam at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital have traced crucial clues of the "influential nexus" of its former and controversial Principal Sandip Ghosh from his two mobile phones and two laptops.
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www.ndtv.com
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Watch: In Phone Call Viral On X, Man Outsmarts Phishing Scammer
- Thursday August 8, 2024
- India News | Edited by Anushka De
"No one can trace this number. It is fake...," a scammer confesses, rattled after his mark turns the tables on him, in a video that has gone viral on X.
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www.ndtv.com
-
Phone Data Bought For Rs 2,500 Used For Multi-Crore Scam Running In Noida
- Sunday July 7, 2024
- Cities | Edited by Muskaan Sharma
Phone data bought online with just Rs 2,500 was used to defraud hundreds of people in a multi-crore loan scam running from a fake call centre in Noida, police said. 11people, including nine women, were arrested for selling fake insurance policies.
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www.ndtv.com