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Sites Selling Fake FASTag Annual Pass, National Highway Authority Of India Warns Users
National Highways Authority of India warns against fake FASTag sites, urging users to avoid scam portals, verify URLs, and use only official platforms for payments for FASTag Annual pass.
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Pune Doctor, 75, Loses Over Rs 12 Crore In Online Trading Scam
A Pune doctor lost Rs 12.31 crore in an online share trading scam involving a fake app and WhatsApp group.
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Train Passenger Flags Tea, Coffee Sold At Double Price; IRCTC Removes Staff, Manager From Service
IRCTC also added that e-pantry services will soon be introduced on trains, allowing passengers to book meals in advance through digital payments and helping eliminate such issues.
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Probe Agency ED Files Complaint Against Winzo, Alleges Rs 3,522 Crore Scam
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bengaluru Zonal Office, filed a Prosecution Complaint on January 23, 2026, before the Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Bengaluru in connection with alleged money laundering.
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"Concerned And Pained": Sudha Murty Flags Fake AI Videos Promising High Returns On Investments
Murty clarified the fake videos that show her talking about investing money are completely false, adding that many people she knows have invested and lost money based on these promises.
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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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Google Expands In-Call Scam Protection for Banking Apps: Here's How It Works on Android
Google has expanded its in-call scam protection feature. The company announced the feature in the US in association with JPMorgan Chase and Cash App. This feature shows alerts to users if they are on a call with an unknown number while screen sharing and using a financial app. The system warns about potential scams. Users will get options to end th...
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Google's Latest Pixel Drop Brings Remix Feature to Messages, AI Notification Summaries, and More
Google on Wednesday released the latest Pixel drop for November 2025, and it brings several new features to Pixel devices. The company has added a Remix feature to the Messages app, enabling users to restyle any photo with the Nano Banana image editing model. AI-powered notification summaries are claimed to help users find details faster, while the...
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Meta Projected $16 Billion Earnings from Fraudulent Ads on Facebook, Instagram in 2024: Report
Meta Platforms is said to have projected that 10.1 per cent of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods. As per a report, some of the tech giant’s practices and failures allowed fraudulent ads to run on its umbrella of apps like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. It is reported to have been hesitant to remove accounts, incl...
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AI Used To Create Celebrity Deepfakes In Multi-Million Dollar Instagram Scam
A group of suspected scammers in Brazil using Instagram ads featuring deepfakes of supermodel Gisele Bundchen and other celebrities appears to have made millions of dollars through online fraud, according to police investigators.
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Deepfake Political Scam Ads Surge On Meta, Advertisers Spend $49 Million: Report
Scammers are among the top political ad spenders on Meta's platforms, using deepfake videos of American politicians -- including President Donald Trump -- to promote fake government benefits, a watchdog group said Wednesday.
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Hacker Outsmarts Ghaziabad Scammer: Hijacks Webcam, Reveals Aadhar Card Info
The scam involved posing as Anti-Virus Guard (AVG) support and pushing fake Google ads to lure the victims.
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Thane Man Duped Of Rs 41 Lakh In Online Trading Scam, Case Filed: Cops
Two persons allegedly cheated a 48-year-old man from Maharashtra's Thane city of Rs 40.99 lakh in a fake online trading scheme, police said on Monday.
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"I Said Yes": Woman Gets 'Engaged' To AI Chatbot After 'Dating' For 5 Months
Responding to critics, the woman claimed to be "fully aware" of what she's doing, adding she was not scamming people.
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WhatsApp Launches New Safety Tool, 6.8 Million Scam Centre Accounts Banned
WhatsApp has launched a new 'safety overview', which will alert a user when someone not in their contact list adds them to a new WhatsApp group that they may not recognise, as Meta's messaging platform intensified its crackdown on scams and fraud.
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Sites Selling Fake FASTag Annual Pass, National Highway Authority Of India Warns Users
National Highways Authority of India warns against fake FASTag sites, urging users to avoid scam portals, verify URLs, and use only official platforms for payments for FASTag Annual pass.
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Pune Doctor, 75, Loses Over Rs 12 Crore In Online Trading Scam
A Pune doctor lost Rs 12.31 crore in an online share trading scam involving a fake app and WhatsApp group.
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Train Passenger Flags Tea, Coffee Sold At Double Price; IRCTC Removes Staff, Manager From Service
IRCTC also added that e-pantry services will soon be introduced on trains, allowing passengers to book meals in advance through digital payments and helping eliminate such issues.
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Probe Agency ED Files Complaint Against Winzo, Alleges Rs 3,522 Crore Scam
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bengaluru Zonal Office, filed a Prosecution Complaint on January 23, 2026, before the Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Bengaluru in connection with alleged money laundering.
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"Concerned And Pained": Sudha Murty Flags Fake AI Videos Promising High Returns On Investments
Murty clarified the fake videos that show her talking about investing money are completely false, adding that many people she knows have invested and lost money based on these promises.
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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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Google Expands In-Call Scam Protection for Banking Apps: Here's How It Works on Android
Google has expanded its in-call scam protection feature. The company announced the feature in the US in association with JPMorgan Chase and Cash App. This feature shows alerts to users if they are on a call with an unknown number while screen sharing and using a financial app. The system warns about potential scams. Users will get options to end th...
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Google's Latest Pixel Drop Brings Remix Feature to Messages, AI Notification Summaries, and More
Google on Wednesday released the latest Pixel drop for November 2025, and it brings several new features to Pixel devices. The company has added a Remix feature to the Messages app, enabling users to restyle any photo with the Nano Banana image editing model. AI-powered notification summaries are claimed to help users find details faster, while the...
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Meta Projected $16 Billion Earnings from Fraudulent Ads on Facebook, Instagram in 2024: Report
Meta Platforms is said to have projected that 10.1 per cent of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods. As per a report, some of the tech giant’s practices and failures allowed fraudulent ads to run on its umbrella of apps like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. It is reported to have been hesitant to remove accounts, incl...
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AI Used To Create Celebrity Deepfakes In Multi-Million Dollar Instagram Scam
A group of suspected scammers in Brazil using Instagram ads featuring deepfakes of supermodel Gisele Bundchen and other celebrities appears to have made millions of dollars through online fraud, according to police investigators.
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Deepfake Political Scam Ads Surge On Meta, Advertisers Spend $49 Million: Report
Scammers are among the top political ad spenders on Meta's platforms, using deepfake videos of American politicians -- including President Donald Trump -- to promote fake government benefits, a watchdog group said Wednesday.
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Hacker Outsmarts Ghaziabad Scammer: Hijacks Webcam, Reveals Aadhar Card Info
The scam involved posing as Anti-Virus Guard (AVG) support and pushing fake Google ads to lure the victims.
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Thane Man Duped Of Rs 41 Lakh In Online Trading Scam, Case Filed: Cops
Two persons allegedly cheated a 48-year-old man from Maharashtra's Thane city of Rs 40.99 lakh in a fake online trading scheme, police said on Monday.
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"I Said Yes": Woman Gets 'Engaged' To AI Chatbot After 'Dating' For 5 Months
Responding to critics, the woman claimed to be "fully aware" of what she's doing, adding she was not scamming people.
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WhatsApp Launches New Safety Tool, 6.8 Million Scam Centre Accounts Banned
WhatsApp has launched a new 'safety overview', which will alert a user when someone not in their contact list adds them to a new WhatsApp group that they may not recognise, as Meta's messaging platform intensified its crackdown on scams and fraud.
