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Spoofed Calls Reduce By 97% In Government's Anti-Fraud Initiative
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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2 Arrested By Delhi Police For Bank Scam, 6 Phones Recovered
The Delhi Police have arrested two cybercriminals accused of impersonating bank officials and defrauding people of their money.
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Scammer Loots Users Without A Click: Latest Call Forwarding Scam And How To Avoid It
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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Cyber Scams Are Converging Real World Crime, Here's How To Safe
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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Google Introduces AI-Powered Safety Tools to Protect Users from Phone Call Scams and Malicious Apps
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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Watch: In Phone Call Viral On X, Man Outsmarts Phishing Scammer
"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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Phone Data Bought For Rs 2,500 Used For Multi-Crore Scam Running In Noida
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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Google I/O 2024: Android to Get Support for Scam Call Detection, Circle to Search for Homework using On-Device Gemini AI
Google I/O 2024 saw the company unveil new features powered by AI that will soon come to the company's Android smartphones. During the keynote event on May 14, the company's executives didn't unveil Android 15, but showcased off new features powered by artificial intelligence (AI), that are likely to arrive on Android phones in the coming months.
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"Jesus Going To Take Me Up In The Clouds": 92-Year-Old US Woman Pranks Scam Callers
Fed up with relentless scam calls, 92-year-old South Carolina resident "Bumma" (as her family affectionately calls her) has become a champion for annoyed phone users everywhere.
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81-Year-Old US Man, Confused After Scam Call, Shoots Dead Uber Driver
The victim, identified as Loletha Hall, was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds near the home of 81-year-old William Brock in South Charleston on March 25.
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Pepper Content COO Claims A "Cop" Demanded 1 Lakh From His Father, Mumbai Police Reacts
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Pepper Content, Rishabh Shekhar, has claimed that his father recently received an extortion call from an alleged police officer who demanded Rs 1 lakh from him.
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Delhi Advocate Loses Rs. 50 Lakh in SIM Swap Scam: What Happened and How to Be Safe
The latest to be a victim of the phone hacking fraud is an advocate in North Delhi who lost money from her bank account after having three missed calls from unknown numbers. The cyber unit of the Delhi police claims that the victim did not answer the phone or share an OTP.
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Vishing: How To Stay From Scam That Can Empty Your Bank Account In Minutes
Vishing is a form of cyber crime that involves "voice" and "phishing". The scammers deceive people by talking quickly and persuasively on phone to catch them off guard.
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AI Voice Scams Rampant in US as Cybercriminals Use Technology to Spread Disinformation
The voice on the phone seemed frighteningly real -- an American mother heard her daughter sobbing before a man took over and demanded a ransom. But the girl was an AI clone and the abduction was fake.
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'Virtual Kidnapping' Scams Targeting Chinese Students In Australia On The Rise: Report
The scam involves young Chinese students getting a phone call from scammers claiming to be a representative from a Chinese authority.
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Spoofed Calls Reduce By 97% In Government's Anti-Fraud Initiative
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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2 Arrested By Delhi Police For Bank Scam, 6 Phones Recovered
The Delhi Police have arrested two cybercriminals accused of impersonating bank officials and defrauding people of their money.
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Scammer Loots Users Without A Click: Latest Call Forwarding Scam And How To Avoid It
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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Cyber Scams Are Converging Real World Crime, Here's How To Safe
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.
-
Google Introduces AI-Powered Safety Tools to Protect Users from Phone Call Scams and Malicious Apps
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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Watch: In Phone Call Viral On X, Man Outsmarts Phishing Scammer
"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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Phone Data Bought For Rs 2,500 Used For Multi-Crore Scam Running In Noida
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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Google I/O 2024: Android to Get Support for Scam Call Detection, Circle to Search for Homework using On-Device Gemini AI
Google I/O 2024 saw the company unveil new features powered by AI that will soon come to the company's Android smartphones. During the keynote event on May 14, the company's executives didn't unveil Android 15, but showcased off new features powered by artificial intelligence (AI), that are likely to arrive on Android phones in the coming months.
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"Jesus Going To Take Me Up In The Clouds": 92-Year-Old US Woman Pranks Scam Callers
Fed up with relentless scam calls, 92-year-old South Carolina resident "Bumma" (as her family affectionately calls her) has become a champion for annoyed phone users everywhere.
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81-Year-Old US Man, Confused After Scam Call, Shoots Dead Uber Driver
The victim, identified as Loletha Hall, was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds near the home of 81-year-old William Brock in South Charleston on March 25.
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Pepper Content COO Claims A "Cop" Demanded 1 Lakh From His Father, Mumbai Police Reacts
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Pepper Content, Rishabh Shekhar, has claimed that his father recently received an extortion call from an alleged police officer who demanded Rs 1 lakh from him.
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Delhi Advocate Loses Rs. 50 Lakh in SIM Swap Scam: What Happened and How to Be Safe
The latest to be a victim of the phone hacking fraud is an advocate in North Delhi who lost money from her bank account after having three missed calls from unknown numbers. The cyber unit of the Delhi police claims that the victim did not answer the phone or share an OTP.
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Vishing: How To Stay From Scam That Can Empty Your Bank Account In Minutes
Vishing is a form of cyber crime that involves "voice" and "phishing". The scammers deceive people by talking quickly and persuasively on phone to catch them off guard.
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AI Voice Scams Rampant in US as Cybercriminals Use Technology to Spread Disinformation
The voice on the phone seemed frighteningly real -- an American mother heard her daughter sobbing before a man took over and demanded a ransom. But the girl was an AI clone and the abduction was fake.
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'Virtual Kidnapping' Scams Targeting Chinese Students In Australia On The Rise: Report
The scam involves young Chinese students getting a phone call from scammers claiming to be a representative from a Chinese authority.
