Travel Scam
- All
- News
- Videos
- Web Stories
-
Unemployed Man Poses As Ticket Checker To Marry Lover, Scams Passengers
Varanasi Government Railway Police (GRP) have arrested a man for allegedly posing as a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) and duping passengers by selling fake tickets, officials said.
-
Diamonds, Rs 10 Lakh: A Carefully Planted Lie Shattered Her Life And Sanity
The 36-year-old woman couldn't have known that she had just stepped into a psychological trap that would last for one and a half months - a trap so manipulative that it stripped her of not just Rs 4 lakh, but her own sense of self.
-
6 Common Travel Scams Every Tourist Should Know About (And How To Outsmart Them)
While travel scams can happen anywhere, they're usually easy to sidestep with a bit of awareness and a healthy dose of scepticism.
-
Kedarnath Yatra Helicopter Booking Online Scam: Uttarakhand Police STF Reportedly Cracks Down on Cybercriminals
Kedarnath Yatra, a pilgrimage journey for one of the four Dhams for Hindu devotees, has witnessed a rise in online scams in recent years. The Uttarakhand government is cracking down on fake helicopter ticket booking scams. Fraudsters have been creating fake ticket booking websites and are advertising them via social media pages, to lure devotees lo...
-
10 Tourist Traps And Scams To Dodge On Your Next Europe Trip
From sneaky service charges to dodgy taxi meters, Europe is packed with notorious tourist scams designed to waste holiday cash.
-
Delhi High Court Permits Businessman Accused In Liquor Policy Case To Travel Abroad
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday permitted liquor businessman Sameer Mahendru, accused in the money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, to travel abroad to meet his ailing father-in-law.
-
Delhi Court Allows Congress MP Karti Chidambaram To Travel Abroad Amid Scam Case
A Delhi court has granted permission to Congress MP Karti Chidambaram, an accused in the INX Media case, to travel to Austria and the UK between January 4 and 12, noting that he had never abused the liberty granted to him in the past.
-
Chinese Student Scams 63 Hotels Using 'Dead Cockroaches' And 'Used Condoms' Amid Travel Fund Shortage
A 21-year-old student from Taizhou, China, named Jiang, devised a scheme to extort hotels for free stays and compensation by creating false hygiene issues with props like dead cockroaches and used condoms.
-
Lounge Pass App Scam Targeting Indian Travellers Uncovered; Reportedly Swindled Rs. 9 Lakhs in One Month
Lounge Pass app scam, a new online scam that involves the eponymous malicious app, has recently been uncovered. The incident came to the surface after an alleged victim of the scam took to social media to share their experience and how they were scammed of a hefty amount. Cybersecurity researchers have now confirmed the existence of the scam which ...
-
25 Punjab Travel Agencies Caught In Scam For Offering Fake Jobs Abroad
The Punjab Police have booked 25 travel agencies across various parts of the state for deceiving youngsters with fake job opportunities abroad.
-
Chinese National Seeks To Return to Country, High Court Cites Pending Trial
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a Chinese national accused in alleged loan app scams, seeking permission to travel back to her country pending trial on the grounds of meeting her ailing father.
-
Court Allows Tejashwi Yadav To Travel To Australia, New Zealand
A Delhi court has allowed Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, an accused in an alleged land-for-job scam in the railways, to travel abroad from January 6 to 18, 2024.
-
After Travel Nightmare, PV Sindhu To The Rescue Of Japanese Badminton Star
Scammed by a cab driver in New Delhi and a four-hour wait at a hotel in Odisha - former badminton world champion Nozomi Okuhara's has shed light on her ordeal in India after she arrived in the country for the Odisha Open Badminton tournament.
-
Indian Expat Arrested For Haj Pilgrimage Fraud That Scammed 150 UAE Citizens: Report
Shabin Rasheed, who runs the Sharjah-based Baitul Ateeq travel agency, was taken into custody by the Dubai Police earlier this month.
-
Paid For Mahua Moitra's Luxury Items, Travel: Businessman's 10 Big Claims
In a big twist in the alleged 'cash for query' scam, businessman Darshan Hiranandani has claimed that he used Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra's Parliamentary login to ask questions targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Adani Group.
-
Unemployed Man Poses As Ticket Checker To Marry Lover, Scams Passengers
Varanasi Government Railway Police (GRP) have arrested a man for allegedly posing as a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) and duping passengers by selling fake tickets, officials said.
-
Diamonds, Rs 10 Lakh: A Carefully Planted Lie Shattered Her Life And Sanity
The 36-year-old woman couldn't have known that she had just stepped into a psychological trap that would last for one and a half months - a trap so manipulative that it stripped her of not just Rs 4 lakh, but her own sense of self.
-
6 Common Travel Scams Every Tourist Should Know About (And How To Outsmart Them)
While travel scams can happen anywhere, they're usually easy to sidestep with a bit of awareness and a healthy dose of scepticism.
-
Kedarnath Yatra Helicopter Booking Online Scam: Uttarakhand Police STF Reportedly Cracks Down on Cybercriminals
Kedarnath Yatra, a pilgrimage journey for one of the four Dhams for Hindu devotees, has witnessed a rise in online scams in recent years. The Uttarakhand government is cracking down on fake helicopter ticket booking scams. Fraudsters have been creating fake ticket booking websites and are advertising them via social media pages, to lure devotees lo...
-
10 Tourist Traps And Scams To Dodge On Your Next Europe Trip
From sneaky service charges to dodgy taxi meters, Europe is packed with notorious tourist scams designed to waste holiday cash.
-
Delhi High Court Permits Businessman Accused In Liquor Policy Case To Travel Abroad
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday permitted liquor businessman Sameer Mahendru, accused in the money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, to travel abroad to meet his ailing father-in-law.
-
Delhi Court Allows Congress MP Karti Chidambaram To Travel Abroad Amid Scam Case
A Delhi court has granted permission to Congress MP Karti Chidambaram, an accused in the INX Media case, to travel to Austria and the UK between January 4 and 12, noting that he had never abused the liberty granted to him in the past.
-
Chinese Student Scams 63 Hotels Using 'Dead Cockroaches' And 'Used Condoms' Amid Travel Fund Shortage
A 21-year-old student from Taizhou, China, named Jiang, devised a scheme to extort hotels for free stays and compensation by creating false hygiene issues with props like dead cockroaches and used condoms.
-
Lounge Pass App Scam Targeting Indian Travellers Uncovered; Reportedly Swindled Rs. 9 Lakhs in One Month
Lounge Pass app scam, a new online scam that involves the eponymous malicious app, has recently been uncovered. The incident came to the surface after an alleged victim of the scam took to social media to share their experience and how they were scammed of a hefty amount. Cybersecurity researchers have now confirmed the existence of the scam which ...
-
25 Punjab Travel Agencies Caught In Scam For Offering Fake Jobs Abroad
The Punjab Police have booked 25 travel agencies across various parts of the state for deceiving youngsters with fake job opportunities abroad.
-
Chinese National Seeks To Return to Country, High Court Cites Pending Trial
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a Chinese national accused in alleged loan app scams, seeking permission to travel back to her country pending trial on the grounds of meeting her ailing father.
-
Court Allows Tejashwi Yadav To Travel To Australia, New Zealand
A Delhi court has allowed Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, an accused in an alleged land-for-job scam in the railways, to travel abroad from January 6 to 18, 2024.
-
After Travel Nightmare, PV Sindhu To The Rescue Of Japanese Badminton Star
Scammed by a cab driver in New Delhi and a four-hour wait at a hotel in Odisha - former badminton world champion Nozomi Okuhara's has shed light on her ordeal in India after she arrived in the country for the Odisha Open Badminton tournament.
-
Indian Expat Arrested For Haj Pilgrimage Fraud That Scammed 150 UAE Citizens: Report
Shabin Rasheed, who runs the Sharjah-based Baitul Ateeq travel agency, was taken into custody by the Dubai Police earlier this month.
-
Paid For Mahua Moitra's Luxury Items, Travel: Businessman's 10 Big Claims
In a big twist in the alleged 'cash for query' scam, businessman Darshan Hiranandani has claimed that he used Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra's Parliamentary login to ask questions targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Adani Group.
