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Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off croresThey pose as the police, put you under ‘digital arrest’, and tether you to a video call till your savings are gone. How India’s fastest gro...- UPI underdogs seek fair play; WhatsApp tightens scam defencesSmaller UPI players will meet NPCI to curb the growth of industry leaders PhonePe, Google Pay and Paytm. This and more in today’s ETtech To...
- Bengaluru director made a Rs 34 payment mistake, then his account started draining until nearly Rs 74,000 vanishedA 56-year-old Bengaluru-based company director lost nearly Rs 74,000 in an online scam after falling for a fake bank reward points redempti...
- ‘Watch before you get scammed’: Gurgaon man’s viral video reveals what not to do at a petrol pump tyre shopA Gurugram man's viral video exposes a suspected tyre repair scam at a petrol pump, where a routine check led to an unnecessary Rs 8,000 ty...
- Karnataka's 2024 punctuated with bomb blast, murders, suicidesIn 2024, Karnataka faced a bomb blast, severe weather changes, and political shifts. The state dealt with a gas leak turned IED blast, a se...
- Bengaluru Taxi Scam: Social media user exposes new trick cab drivers are using to cheat customersCab drivers in Bengaluru are reportedly scamming passengers, particularly women, by stopping midway and asking them to pay for fuel. This t...
- How a Bengaluru divorcee looking for a date lost Rs 21 lakh in 'Ur My Type' scamA Bengaluru man lost Rs 21 lakh when he was scammed through an investment fraud. He met a woman on a dating app who convinced him to invest...
- Karnataka citizens lost around Rs 600 crore in 4 years to scams; Check how much was recoveredBetween January 2020 and July 10, 2024, job scams, fraudulent loan applications, and deceptive schemes using the names of foreign firms hav...
- MUDA 'scam' an "outcome" of power struggle between CM and Deputy CM: Union Minister KumaraswamyUnion Minister H D Kumaraswamy has accused the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) of a land scam resulting from a power struggle bet...
- Bengaluru woman received a scratch card and a letter. Then she lost Rs 18 lakh. What went wrong?A woman from Bengaluru became ensnared in a complex lottery scam involving scratch cards, losing over Rs 18 lakh in a span of three months....
- Bengaluru IT firm CEO loses Rs 2.3 crore in courier fraud: Here is what's courier fraud and safety tipsA founder-CEO of an IT firm recently lost Rs 2.3 crore in courier fraud. The fraudsters posed as FedEx executives and accused the CEO of be...
- Bengaluru ragpicker's Rs 25-crore illusion ends in boss's kidnapping; Here's all you need to knowSalman, astonished by the sight of the cash, fainted, envisioning a transformed life. After pondering over what to do for four days, he app...
- Bengaluru Police bust Rs 854 crore cyber investment fraud, arrest six peopleThe Bengaluru Police have arrested six individuals in connection with a Rs 854 crore cyber fraud scam. The accused allegedly cheated thousa...
- Surge in QR code scams sparks concern in BengaluruQR code-related cybercrimes are on the rise in Bengaluru's online marketplaces, with unsuspecting users being left in financial distress by...
- 74-year-old in Bengaluru loses Rs 35,000 in WhatsApp nude video call scamThe retired government employee got a video call featuring a woman posing nude. Three days later, he received a call from somebody alleging...
- PayCM Campaign: After late night police action, BJP decides to pay back Congress in its own coinIn a late-night operation, the Bengaluru City Police took custody of two Congress social media members, and two others later. But, apparent...
- 36 locations being raided by CBI in case linked to J-K SI recruitment scamIncriminating documents and digital evidence have been recovered during the searches so far, the news agency said quoting CBI officials.
- IMA scam: Bengaluru's ‘Islamic banker’ has fled India, 23,000 complaints filedMohammed Mansoor Khan, founder-owner of I Monetary Advisory (IMA) Group and the prime accused in cheating more than 23,000 investors, flew ...
- Siddaramaiah govt transfers IAS officer, sparks outrageThe persons nominated as members and chairman of KPSC have quite often given tough time to the IAS men posted as secretary.
- What Scams? BBMP is the best, says BBMP commissioner M Lakshminarayana"My only major source of revenue is property tax, unlike cities like Mumbai that gets Octroi grants. I have to develop the city within limi...
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