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Kannada Actor Upendra And Wife Priyanka's Phones Hacked, Scamsters Demand Rs 55,000
Both Priyanka and Upendra attempted to call from their phones, after which their devices were compromised
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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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Indian-Origin Designer Clothing Scamster Ordered To Repay Millions Of Pounds
An Indian-origin mastermind of a fake designer clothing scam, sentenced earlier over one of the UK's largest tax frauds, has been ordered to pay back over 90 million pounds in a court ruling this week.
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Gold Sold, Deposits Broken: Gujarat Doctor Loses 19 Crores To 'Digital Arrest'
A senior woman doctor in Gujarat's Gandhinagar was kept under 'digital arrest' for over three months, forced to break fixed deposits, take loans, and blackmailed into paying more than Rs 19 crore to fraudsters, police have found
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Couple Loses Rs 4.79 Crore With Digital Arrest, Scamster Visits Sri Lankan Casino
A retired engineer and his wife in Bengaluru lost Rs 4.79 crore to cyber fraudsters, who placed them under "digital arrest" over their alleged involvement in a money laundering case and non-payment of credit card bills.
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"Impersonating Myself To Me": Paytm CEO Shares Exchange With Scamster
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, the chief of Paytm left his followers in splits today, sharing screenshots of his conversation with someone impersonating him.
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WhatsApp Top Among Social Media Platforms Misused By Cyber Criminals: MHA
Social media platform WhatsApp followed by Telegram and Instagram remains one of the favourite hunting grounds for online scamsters, as per the latest report from the Union Home Ministry.
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Mumbai Woman Made To Strip, Duped Of Rs 1.7 Lakh In 'Digital Arrest' Shocker
In a shocking case of digital arrest, a 26-year-old woman in Mumbai was forced to strip and duped of Rs 1.7 lakh by scamsters who said her name had cropped up in a money laundering probe, police have said
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Cyber Scamsters Pose As Custom Officials, Dupe Doctor Of Rs 26.52 Lakh In Navi Mumbai
A medical doctor from Navi Mumbai has been defrauded of Rs 26.52 lakh by a cyber gang that threatened to implicate him in a fictitious crime involving money laundering and terrorism, police said on Wednesday.
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Fake Apps, Investors And Stocks: Scamsters Con Noida Man Of Rs 9 Crore
The con began with fake investors, then expanded to fake apps where people were urged to invest in fake stocks for high returns, only to find that they had been stripped of their life savings. A woman from Faridabad was cheated of over Rs 7 crore.
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Doctor Loses 59 Lakhs In 'Digital Arrest' Scam, Was Told She Circulated Porn
A Noida-based woman doctor has lost Rs 59 lakh after scamsters tricked her into 'digital arrest' for 48 hours - a modus operandi that is being increasingly used in Delhi NCR to dupe people.
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When Investigators Turned Scamsters: Madhya Pradesh Nursing Scam Explained
A new team from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to take over the investigation into Madhya Pradesh's nursing colleges scam after members of the agency's earlier team allegedly became a part of it
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'Your Daughter In Custody': Scamster, Posing As Cops, Dupes Man Of 6 Lakhs
A cyber fraudster conned a Delhi man into paying him Rs 6 lakh after telling him that his daughter had been caught for drug trafficking and seeking the money to re
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Scamsters Make Lawyer Strip For 'Narcotics Test', Blackmail Her For Lakhs
In a sign that even those practising the law are not immune to scamsters, a lawyer from Bengaluru was not just duped of over 14 lakh but also made to strip on video for a "narcotics test".
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Supreme Court Warns Of Fake Website Stealing User Details, Card Information
In a sign that no person or institution is too big for scamsters, the name of the Supreme Court is now being misused to steal people's personal details and confidential data. The registry of the Supreme Court has issued an advisory.
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Kannada Actor Upendra And Wife Priyanka's Phones Hacked, Scamsters Demand Rs 55,000
Both Priyanka and Upendra attempted to call from their phones, after which their devices were compromised
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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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Indian-Origin Designer Clothing Scamster Ordered To Repay Millions Of Pounds
An Indian-origin mastermind of a fake designer clothing scam, sentenced earlier over one of the UK's largest tax frauds, has been ordered to pay back over 90 million pounds in a court ruling this week.
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Gold Sold, Deposits Broken: Gujarat Doctor Loses 19 Crores To 'Digital Arrest'
A senior woman doctor in Gujarat's Gandhinagar was kept under 'digital arrest' for over three months, forced to break fixed deposits, take loans, and blackmailed into paying more than Rs 19 crore to fraudsters, police have found
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Couple Loses Rs 4.79 Crore With Digital Arrest, Scamster Visits Sri Lankan Casino
A retired engineer and his wife in Bengaluru lost Rs 4.79 crore to cyber fraudsters, who placed them under "digital arrest" over their alleged involvement in a money laundering case and non-payment of credit card bills.
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"Impersonating Myself To Me": Paytm CEO Shares Exchange With Scamster
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, the chief of Paytm left his followers in splits today, sharing screenshots of his conversation with someone impersonating him.
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WhatsApp Top Among Social Media Platforms Misused By Cyber Criminals: MHA
Social media platform WhatsApp followed by Telegram and Instagram remains one of the favourite hunting grounds for online scamsters, as per the latest report from the Union Home Ministry.
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Mumbai Woman Made To Strip, Duped Of Rs 1.7 Lakh In 'Digital Arrest' Shocker
In a shocking case of digital arrest, a 26-year-old woman in Mumbai was forced to strip and duped of Rs 1.7 lakh by scamsters who said her name had cropped up in a money laundering probe, police have said
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Cyber Scamsters Pose As Custom Officials, Dupe Doctor Of Rs 26.52 Lakh In Navi Mumbai
A medical doctor from Navi Mumbai has been defrauded of Rs 26.52 lakh by a cyber gang that threatened to implicate him in a fictitious crime involving money laundering and terrorism, police said on Wednesday.
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Fake Apps, Investors And Stocks: Scamsters Con Noida Man Of Rs 9 Crore
The con began with fake investors, then expanded to fake apps where people were urged to invest in fake stocks for high returns, only to find that they had been stripped of their life savings. A woman from Faridabad was cheated of over Rs 7 crore.
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Doctor Loses 59 Lakhs In 'Digital Arrest' Scam, Was Told She Circulated Porn
A Noida-based woman doctor has lost Rs 59 lakh after scamsters tricked her into 'digital arrest' for 48 hours - a modus operandi that is being increasingly used in Delhi NCR to dupe people.
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When Investigators Turned Scamsters: Madhya Pradesh Nursing Scam Explained
A new team from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to take over the investigation into Madhya Pradesh's nursing colleges scam after members of the agency's earlier team allegedly became a part of it
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'Your Daughter In Custody': Scamster, Posing As Cops, Dupes Man Of 6 Lakhs
A cyber fraudster conned a Delhi man into paying him Rs 6 lakh after telling him that his daughter had been caught for drug trafficking and seeking the money to re
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Scamsters Make Lawyer Strip For 'Narcotics Test', Blackmail Her For Lakhs
In a sign that even those practising the law are not immune to scamsters, a lawyer from Bengaluru was not just duped of over 14 lakh but also made to strip on video for a "narcotics test".
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Supreme Court Warns Of Fake Website Stealing User Details, Card Information
In a sign that no person or institution is too big for scamsters, the name of the Supreme Court is now being misused to steal people's personal details and confidential data. The registry of the Supreme Court has issued an advisory.
