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How a fake Apple service centre in Gurgaon scammed elderly US citizens of up to Rs 20 lakh eachA fake Apple service centre in Palam Vihar targeted elderly Americans with fake tech alerts and FTC notices, fleecing $200,000 from 15 vict...- Gurgaon founder says scammer impersonated him to trick employee into buying vouchersA Gurgaon startup founder's employee was nearly defrauded by an email scammer impersonating him. The impersonator requested gift vouchers w...
- How a Gurgaon man paid ₹20,000 for a Thailand dream but instead woke up in a jungle guarded by gunsHe was a 21-year-old Gurgaon student who just wanted a job. A Telegram message promised ₹80,000 a month in Thailand. Instead, he crossed ju...
- How a Delhi CA routed Rs 900 crore in a year from online scams through DubaiA chartered accountant is under scrutiny for his alleged role in an international fraud network that siphoned off approximately Rs 900 cror...
- Inside Cambodia’s ‘digital arrest’ scam: Gurugram cops uncover call centre that mimicked Indian law agenciesGurgaon police exposed a Cambodia-based cybercrime ring where Khushi Chaudhary, 24, was arrested for scamming an 81-year-old woman of Rs 2....
- 2024 was the year digital arrest scams became mainstream. One person’s fightback holds a mirror to the systemVidya, a marketing consultant, was swindled off Rs 6 crore by criminals using a 'digital arrest' scam. She managed to recover about `60 lak...
- Byju’s under scrutiny again; Infosys’ bonus bonanzaIndian authorities have started a fresh investigation into Byju’s financing and accounting practices. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
- Beware: Cybercriminals are now using India Post for online fraud. Here is how they are targeting victimsCyber criminals are now using India Post to scam unsuspecting individuals, following the FedEx courier fraud trend. A recent case involved ...
- Software professional's Rs 20,000 redesign offer for fake HDFC Bank site baffles scammerA Gurugram-based software engineer amusingly engaged with a scammer posing as an HDFC Bank representative. He offered to redesign the fraud...
- Upper circuit stocks, hot IPOs: How a Hyderabad stock trader lost Rs 3 crore to an investment scamA 48-year-old stock trader from Gachibowli, Hyderabad, lost Rs 3.37 crore in an investment scam. It began with a deceptive WhatsApp invitat...
- Delhi businesswoman loses nearly Rs 1 lakh after an automated call from food delivery appDelhi Police arrested two cyber criminals for duping a woman of Rs 97,000 through a food delivery app scam. The criminals used IVR technolo...
- Gurgaon vegetable seller scams hundreds, rakes Rs 21 crore in just 6 monthsA 27-year-old man, previously a vegetable seller, has been arrested for cheating people out of Rs 21 crore through work-from-home scams. Ri...
- Man cheated of Rs 25 lakh in job fraud via TelegramA Gurugram resident lost Rs 25 lakh after being fraudulently offered a job on messaging platform Telegram. The 46-year-old victim was promi...
- A dark web of crime grows in Delhi's shadow: 28,000 cases and countingThe criminals from Nuh have victims in almost every state of India. Recent arrests of a few dozen criminals have led to the discovery of 28...
- King cons of small towns: Inside India's cottage industry of cyber thievesWhereas previously Jamtara in Jharkhand was the hub of cyber fraudsters, new hubs have emerged, just like fresh faces being introduced in a...
- Loan apps pushing people into debt traps, suicidesThe tap-and-get-a-loan “solution” is pushing a large number of people into a trap far deeper than the financial condition they are in.
- Cyber fear: New season of Jamtara unfolds pan-IndiaEntry-level job losses, more digital payment, and easy gains are pushing small-town youngsters into cybercriminals’ gangs
- Arvind Kejriwal finds his anti-graft mojo - on TwitterGiven that Kejriwal's main political plank has been his anti-graft battle, his tweets on the PNB scam seem an appropriate way for him to re...
- Over fifty fake call centres in Delhi-NCR duping job seekers, says Delhi PoliceInvestigations in this connection by Delhi Police and UPSTF reveal that at least 50 such call centers and job portals are running in the re...
- 'Amma Hazares' join the causeGiving 'chai pani' to policemen bothers Surita Banerjee, a resident of Sector 31 and a social activist in the making who recently returned ...
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