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Bengaluru Woman Loses Rs 32 Crore In Digital Arrest That Lasted 6 Months
A 57-year-old Bengaluru woman was conned out of nearly Rs 32 crore in an elaborate "digital arrest" scam, where fraudsters impersonating DHL staff and senior officials from the CBI and RBI
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China's 'Cryptoqueen' Jailed In UK Over $6.6 Billion Bitcoin Scam
A Chinese woman who was found with 5 billion pounds ($6.6 billion) in Bitcoin after defrauding more than 128,000 people in China in a Ponzi scheme was sentenced by a UK court on Tuesday to over 11 years in prison.
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Delhi Family Loses Rs 1.10 Crore Over Fake Job, Investment Scam On Social Media
A man from Goa was arrested for allegedly duping a woman and her family of Rs 1.10 crore by posing as the CEO of multiple companies and offering them job and investment schemes on social media, a police official said on Friday.
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How Squid Game Actor Lee Jung-Jae's Identity Was Misused To Scam A Woman Of Rs 3 Crore
A scammer impersonated Squid Game actor Lee Jung-Jae and scammed a woman of Rs 3 crore
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Terminally Ill Woman, Son Lose Rs 3.7 Crore In 'Spiritual' Scam In Taiwan
A terminally sick Taiwanese mother and her son were allegedly duped by a coercive "spiritual" programme, and they lost more than NT$13 million (Rs 3.7 crore) after selling their house to pay for it.
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Exorcising Ghosts, Solving 'Problems': How A Fake 'Tantrik' Duped Woman
The accused, identified as Rahul (20), had posed himself as an "online tantrik" and had an Instagram page called 'aghori_ji_rajasthan' through which he was duping people.
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Opinion | Inside India's Scariest Scam, And How To Stop It
On a hot and humid August morning last year, Biren Yadav was alone at his home in Gurugram, when his phone rang. The call was from a woman claiming to represent the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
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Mumbai Man Falls For Dating App Scam, Charged Rs 24,000 For Drinks
The man said the woman took him to a bar, stating it was nearby but the date soon turned into a nightmare for him.
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US Woman Mistakes Lottery Call For Scam, Wins Rs 9 Crore Jackpot
A Michigan woman nearly missed out on a $1 million lottery win after mistaking the notification call for a scam.
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Inside World's Biggest Bitcoin Bust: How A Chinese Woman Laundered $6.7 Billion
The case led to the world's largest bitcoin seizure, with UK police confiscating assets worth $6.7 billion.
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Ex-Delhi Banker Loses 23 Crores In Digital Arrest: "First Woman Called, Then ED, CBI"
In early August, when Naresh Malhotra received a call from a woman, claiming to be a senior officer from a telecom company, little did he know he would fall prey to a digital arrest scam and lose Rs 23 crore over the next month.
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Bengaluru Woman Recovers 14 Lakhs She Lost In Digital Arrest. Cops Acted Within 'Golden Hour'
In a rare case, a 44-year-old woman from Bengaluru has recovered the full amount she lost in a digital arrest scam with the help of the police.
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Gurugram Woman Loses Rs 5.85 Crore In Cyber Scam, Blames Banks
A Gurugram woman who lost Rs 5.85 crore in a "digital arrest" scam is now asking questions of her banks that cleared the transfers.
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Woman Loses Rs 6 Lakh To Scammer Posing As Astronaut Stuck In Space Without Oxygen
The woman, who lives alone, had developed feelings for the man through the online exchanges and ended up sending the money.
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'Need To Buy Oxygen In Space': Fake Astronaut Scams Japan Woman Of $6,700
A Japanese octogenarian was swindled out of thousands of dollars after falling in love online with a self-described astronaut who sought her help to avert a spaceship crisis, police said Tuesday.
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Bengaluru Woman Loses Rs 32 Crore In Digital Arrest That Lasted 6 Months
A 57-year-old Bengaluru woman was conned out of nearly Rs 32 crore in an elaborate "digital arrest" scam, where fraudsters impersonating DHL staff and senior officials from the CBI and RBI
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China's 'Cryptoqueen' Jailed In UK Over $6.6 Billion Bitcoin Scam
A Chinese woman who was found with 5 billion pounds ($6.6 billion) in Bitcoin after defrauding more than 128,000 people in China in a Ponzi scheme was sentenced by a UK court on Tuesday to over 11 years in prison.
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Delhi Family Loses Rs 1.10 Crore Over Fake Job, Investment Scam On Social Media
A man from Goa was arrested for allegedly duping a woman and her family of Rs 1.10 crore by posing as the CEO of multiple companies and offering them job and investment schemes on social media, a police official said on Friday.
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How Squid Game Actor Lee Jung-Jae's Identity Was Misused To Scam A Woman Of Rs 3 Crore
A scammer impersonated Squid Game actor Lee Jung-Jae and scammed a woman of Rs 3 crore
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Terminally Ill Woman, Son Lose Rs 3.7 Crore In 'Spiritual' Scam In Taiwan
A terminally sick Taiwanese mother and her son were allegedly duped by a coercive "spiritual" programme, and they lost more than NT$13 million (Rs 3.7 crore) after selling their house to pay for it.
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Exorcising Ghosts, Solving 'Problems': How A Fake 'Tantrik' Duped Woman
The accused, identified as Rahul (20), had posed himself as an "online tantrik" and had an Instagram page called 'aghori_ji_rajasthan' through which he was duping people.
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Opinion | Inside India's Scariest Scam, And How To Stop It
On a hot and humid August morning last year, Biren Yadav was alone at his home in Gurugram, when his phone rang. The call was from a woman claiming to represent the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
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Mumbai Man Falls For Dating App Scam, Charged Rs 24,000 For Drinks
The man said the woman took him to a bar, stating it was nearby but the date soon turned into a nightmare for him.
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US Woman Mistakes Lottery Call For Scam, Wins Rs 9 Crore Jackpot
A Michigan woman nearly missed out on a $1 million lottery win after mistaking the notification call for a scam.
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Inside World's Biggest Bitcoin Bust: How A Chinese Woman Laundered $6.7 Billion
The case led to the world's largest bitcoin seizure, with UK police confiscating assets worth $6.7 billion.
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Ex-Delhi Banker Loses 23 Crores In Digital Arrest: "First Woman Called, Then ED, CBI"
In early August, when Naresh Malhotra received a call from a woman, claiming to be a senior officer from a telecom company, little did he know he would fall prey to a digital arrest scam and lose Rs 23 crore over the next month.
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Bengaluru Woman Recovers 14 Lakhs She Lost In Digital Arrest. Cops Acted Within 'Golden Hour'
In a rare case, a 44-year-old woman from Bengaluru has recovered the full amount she lost in a digital arrest scam with the help of the police.
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Gurugram Woman Loses Rs 5.85 Crore In Cyber Scam, Blames Banks
A Gurugram woman who lost Rs 5.85 crore in a "digital arrest" scam is now asking questions of her banks that cleared the transfers.
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Woman Loses Rs 6 Lakh To Scammer Posing As Astronaut Stuck In Space Without Oxygen
The woman, who lives alone, had developed feelings for the man through the online exchanges and ended up sending the money.
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'Need To Buy Oxygen In Space': Fake Astronaut Scams Japan Woman Of $6,700
A Japanese octogenarian was swindled out of thousands of dollars after falling in love online with a self-described astronaut who sought her help to avert a spaceship crisis, police said Tuesday.
